At a news conference on September 20th, President George W. Bush was asked about the incident four times but said, "I'm not going to comment on the matter." The lack of official statements became part of the story. "The silence from all parties has been deafening," David Ignatius wrote in the Washington Post. The message to Iran-America and Israel can identify nuclear targets and penetrate air defenses to destroy them." |
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Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.