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2004-06-12 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Iran Slams UN Nuclear Text, Demands Changes

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Posted by .com 2004-06-12 12:41:00 AM|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The only functional solution is to bomb Iran now, bomb them fast and bomb them thoroughly.

Do we really need a redux of North Korea? That is precisely what we are going to get. Europe and Russia be d@mned. Just as with the Oil-for-Food program, these putative allies have far too many financial fatted calves at stake to possibly make an impartial decision. ElBaradei's toothless IAEA has all the credibility and authority of Al Sharpton.

Most ironic of all is that once the warheads and missiles are mated, Europe (along with Israel) will be the first to find themselves in Iran's crosshairs. It is the exact same blindness they exhibit about the sales of advanced arms to communist China. At least with the PRC they are resorting to the pretence of human rights agreements. With Iran, there is no such thing, only obsfucation and obstruction.

We also need some isotope samples from Pakistan post haste in order to better determine exactly where the traces of highly enriched material in Iran's centrifuges came from. It is critical to correctly distinguish points of origin so that we will know who gets glassed and Windexed if Iran attempts to launch even a single nuclear attack, be it an actual device or just a dirty bomb.

A nuclear Iran is everyone's worst nightmare. It goes beyond all credibility that so few are willing to admit this simple fact. A devastating response in kind must await not only Iran, but those who facilitated their nuclear program.

The looming crisis in Iran almost single-handedly justifies America's continuing presence in Iraq.

Posted by Zenster 2004-06-12 1:17:47 AM|| 2004-06-12 1:17:47 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Oh goody, a plot! Conspiracies everywhere!

Posted by mojo 2004-06-12 1:33:39 AM|| 2004-06-12 1:33:39 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Interesting situation! Either the last case of a state blatantly flouting 'International Law', or the start of every dingbat dictorship arming itself with nuclear weapons - Imagine ZimBobwe, the Paleos and Sudan with nuclear weapons. I suspect the Israelis will resolve this situation for us.

Posted by Phil B 2004-06-12 6:53:31 AM|| 2004-06-12 6:53:31 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 A little more detail from a press conference...

Some people just never learn when to STFU...

Posted by .com 2004-06-12 9:04:15 AM|| 2004-06-12 9:04:15 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Either the last case of a state blatantly flouting 'International Law', or the start of every dingbat dictorship arming itself with nuclear weapons

I concur, Phil_B. Iran already demonstrated their intention, nay outright agenda, of flouting International Law when they violated international soil and took over the American embassy.

There is zero difference between Iranian foreign policy doctrine and the goals of Mufti Shamzai:

Shamzai was the principal exponent of International Islamism which holds, firstly, that the loyalty of a Muslim is first to his religion and then only to the country of which he is resident or a citizen; secondly, that Muslims do not recognise national frontiers and hence have the right and the obligation to wage jihad anywhere to protect their religion; and, thirdly, that the Muslims have the right and the religious obligation to acquire and use weapons of mass destruction to protect their religion, if necessary ...

If Europe is so blind as to ignore this blatant threat to global stability, America must not be. One can only imagine the contingency planning going on in Israel at this time.

Britain, Germany and France penned a tough draft resolution this week deploring Iran's failure to cooperate fully with the U.N. nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

"Deplore?" Like they "deplore" terrorism? What is it with their "hand wringing" mentality? ElBaradei is unable to recognize his own native Egypt's covert nuclear weapons program. What chance is there that he will take adequate action against another Arab country's attempts to build an atomic bomb? The only page ElBaradei has lifted from Egypt is d'Nile and its breadth is equalled only by the torrent of sludge we are expected to gulp down while these IAEA dilettants prink about.

As a simple thought experiemnt, try to imagine even one possible benefit (save for the mullahs) of Iran obtaining nuclear weapons. The regional instability and potential for leakage of fissile material to terrorists are both intolerable. One need only examine the constant tension between Pakistan and India to gain insight into what awaits the Middle East.

As with Pakistan, there is also every chance that Iran will seek to become the world's new nuclear black marketplace. How would renewed proliferation of nuclear technology to all Islamic nations benefit global peace? France and Russia's naked pursuit of financial gain at the cost of turning a blind eye to Iran's nuclear aspirations is simple diplomatic bankruptcy.

Posted by Zenster 2004-06-12 11:31:04 AM|| 2004-06-12 11:31:04 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 I get a kick out of "ex-President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani told worshippers at Friday prayers"

Religion my ass!

Posted by Lucky 2004-06-12 12:36:49 PM|| 2004-06-12 12:36:49 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 We got your nukes right here, Mullahs. Catch!

I bet they wish Clinton was still in power to give them the same deal he gave NoK

Posted by Capt America 2004-06-12 7:09:20 PM|| 2004-06-12 7:09:20 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 It wouldn't surprise me if the mullahs were actually more insane than Kimmie; after all, they have a "religion" backing their beliefs, whereas he only has his ego. They have ego, they have image, they have humiliation, and they have Islam - a really, really bad combination. They've stated their intentions numerous times, they're stalling for more time, and they're doing this in the belief that they're spreading the word of some mystical being. I don't normally like to push for war except if it's for a really, really good reason, such as liberation from an insane, spittle-emitting, criminal dictator, or the like - but in this case, I say get 'em now. Bomb 'em hard, but above all, bomb 'em fast.

A special-ops team taking this thing out from the ground might not be a bad idea, either. They don't have a right to nuclear weapons - not because nuclear capability is some sort of "club," but because the ones who want in are not going to be using it wisely. They want the power, and they don't care what the consequences are. And they need to be taken out before they do the same to us.

Posted by The Doctor 2004-06-12 7:15:30 PM|| 2004-06-12 7:15:30 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Kimmie and the NORKS are using the nuke stuff as a stick, but mainly they are using the nukes and related stuff for foreign exchange. It seems to me that the only thing that the Norks would have going for them for foreign exchange otherwise would be raw materials.

Iran, in contrast, is blessed with great oil and gas wealth, plus minerals. They have plenty of resources with which to creat a comfortable and stable life for their people, even they live on some rather lively geological faults. However, the black turbans are ideology driven, so they deny the wealth to their people, and instead, put their resources into uranium concentration technology, as well as nuclear reactors, with no real purpose other than to intimidate or eliminate their neighbors.

I agree with the Doctor. Living with the status quo on Iran and hoping for the best is not a proactive stragegy. The only thing I say is that we better have our ducks in line before we give the olde hornets' nest a bat with a 2x4. Things can go to sh*t quickly.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2004-06-12 7:27:02 PM|| 2004-06-12 7:27:02 PM|| Front Page Top

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