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U.S. President Bill Clinton has only himself to blame for the lack of enthusiasm his G7 partners displayed over his call for `` strong sanctions " against such states as Iraq , Iran , Libya and Sudan , which sponsor terrorism . A major target of the group will be the " neo-conservative " strategists in and around the administration , especially those close to Vice President Dick Cheney and Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld , who led the charge into Iraq , continue to argue for military and other actions against Syria , Iran , and North Korea , and promoted the larger strategic vision of global U.S. military dominance . China 's energy foray into different parts of the world and especially its deals with some of America 's " nightmare countries " - such as Sudan , Iran , Venezuela and Nigeria - are deeply unsettling to Washington . In the 90 's , the traditional view was that deterrence was the reason why America 's enemies ( Egypt , Saudi Arabia , Syria , Iran , et al and semi-hostile neutrals such as Malaysia and Indonesia ) had not , prior to 9/11 , mounted attacks on US soil using their proxies in the terrorist community . We have consulted and often worked closely together at the UN Commission on Human Rights , sharing concerns about the situation in a number of countries and territories , such as China , Cuba , Democratic Republic of Congo , FRY , Iran , Iraq , Sudan , Chechnya and East Timor , as well as on thematic issues .