Iran and her bragging rights
Currently, the government of Iran is taking great glory in the bragging rights it has attained.
How might the Iranian government have attained such status? Simply by fooling the European Union into thinking that they actually wanted to disarm their nuclear program and negociate a settlement. All they desired to do was to buy additional time so that they could get further along in their program while those that thought peace through negociation was actually possible were tied up, unable and unwilling to act in any other manner.
Having done that sucessfully they strut it around like a badge on their chest. At this point some sort of action needs to be taken, either military strikes or some sort of sanctions regime - something that is hard hitting and tough. If that falls to the UN to do, they better get it in gear, as they've failed again and again (as if the example of 12 years of defied resolutions isn't enough). Chances are the UN will once again drop the ball and come out with some half-hearted and hand-wringing idea of what should be done that will accomplish next to nothing. At this point it will be left to the United States to once again take action (along side willling allies) to deal with Iran just as happened with Iraq.
This reminds me of Star Wars Episode I, when there were supposed to be negocations with the Trade Federation, talks that failed and led to a military invasion on Naboo...and no, the United States is not the Trade Federation...but we all know how that turned out in a galaxy far far away...don't we?
How might the Iranian government have attained such status? Simply by fooling the European Union into thinking that they actually wanted to disarm their nuclear program and negociate a settlement. All they desired to do was to buy additional time so that they could get further along in their program while those that thought peace through negociation was actually possible were tied up, unable and unwilling to act in any other manner.
Having done that sucessfully they strut it around like a badge on their chest. At this point some sort of action needs to be taken, either military strikes or some sort of sanctions regime - something that is hard hitting and tough. If that falls to the UN to do, they better get it in gear, as they've failed again and again (as if the example of 12 years of defied resolutions isn't enough). Chances are the UN will once again drop the ball and come out with some half-hearted and hand-wringing idea of what should be done that will accomplish next to nothing. At this point it will be left to the United States to once again take action (along side willling allies) to deal with Iran just as happened with Iraq.
This reminds me of Star Wars Episode I, when there were supposed to be negocations with the Trade Federation, talks that failed and led to a military invasion on Naboo...and no, the United States is not the Trade Federation...but we all know how that turned out in a galaxy far far away...don't we?
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