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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090329/pl_afp/usirannuclearweaponssanctionsgates_20090329142537
U.S. Defense Secretary Gates Prefers Sanctions to Diplomacy for Iran
[AFP] Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Sunday that Iran was more likely to heed sanctions than diplomacy in U.S. efforts to dismantle its nuclear drive. "I think frankly from my perspective the opportunity for success is probably more in economic sanctions in both places (Iran and North Korea) than it is in diplomacy," he said. "Perhaps if there is enough economic pressure placed on Iran, diplomacy can provide them an open door through which they can walk if they choose to change their policies....And so I think the two go hand in hand, but I think what gets them to the table is economic sanctions."