International Cooperation Day

I dub today international cooperation day.

First Bush plays down talk of invading Iran.

Bush Softens Rhetoric on Iran Relations

"President Bush on Monday sought to dampen speculation about a U.S. military strike on Iran as the Islamic republic's president softened his tone, too, and said he wanted dialogue rather than confrontation.
We shy away from any kind of conflict, any kind of bloodshed," Ahmadinejad told ABC's "Good Morning America." "As we have said repeatedly, we think that the world problems can be solved through dialogue, through the use of logic and a sense of friendship. There is no need for the use of force."

And then, we seem to have come to some sort of agreement with North Korea

Draft Accord Reached in North Korea Nuclear Talks

By JIM YARDLEY

"Negotiators reached a draft agreement on a deal to begin disarming North Korea’s nuclear weapons program, the chief U.S. negotiator said. The deal is now being reviewed by the governments of the six nations in the talks.
The fate of the deal appears to rest with the North Korean delegation’s winning approval from the country’s authoritarian leader, Kim Jong-il. The deal is expected to require North Korea to close and seal its main nuclear reactor within six weeks and also allow international nuclear inspectors into the country for the first time in more than four years. North Korea would receive energy and economic assistance, as well as security guarantees, but the timetable for these rewards remained unclear."

Also covered in Washington Post and AP

Its a good day when America does not threaten war on anyone.

Update:
Some final notes about North Korea accord

Tenuous deal for North Korea
"After North Korea agreed to start dismantling its nuclear program in return for oil and economic aid, Mr. Hill, in Beijing, noted that "the first difference" between this deal and earlier failed efforts "is to make this really a multilateral effort."