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2005-07-31 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Iran to continue EU talks, no uranium enrichment (of course not)

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Posted by .com 2005-07-31 01:46|| || Front Page|| [8 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 You might eventually be right, .com, that the EU will not persist effectively in this dispute with Iran. Many factors -- economic, political, and social -- work to weaken and disintegrate the EU's position.

Nevertheless the EU's position has persisted effectively so far. The EU is still impeding and fracturing Iran's position.

I think the EU is motivated by 1) genuinely strong feelings opposing the proliferation of nuclear weapons, and 2) a determination to prove that it can prevail over Iran in this dispute using only diplomatic and economic (non-military) methods.

I still think that the EU will prevail and that Iran will yield.
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Posted by Mike Sylwester 2005-07-31 17:53|| 2005-07-31 17:53|| Front Page Top

#2 "Nevertheless the EU's position has persisted effectively so far. The EU is still impeding and fracturing Iran's position."

Simple question - how do you know? Relying on MSM reporting - which is merely repeating the Mad Mullahs' statements, or IAEA reports - which has been denied access to several sites and only intermittent access to a few of their own list of "sites of interest"?

In fact, you have no earthly idea if the EU "negotiations", which are an effort to bribe the Mad Mullahs with goodies for unverifiable cooperation, is going anywhere. The IAEA is utterly ineffective in any situation where the country does not wish to voluntarily cooperate.

The Mad Mullahs are doing exactly what they want - a full push, with no breaks, to develop nukes. Period. Full Stop. The E3 and IAEA are repeating the ineffective hand-wringing diplo-dance show we saw in Bosnia and elsewhere.

It all comes down to:
What do they need nuclear power plants for?

If you believe the MM's, then your gullibility factor exceeds your intelligence factor by a wide margin.

Posted by .com 2005-07-31 19:46|| 2005-07-31 19:46|| Front Page Top

#3 Word up, PD, Word.

Posted by Sock Puppet 0â Doom 2005-07-31 19:58|| 2005-07-31 19:58|| Front Page Top

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