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| UNSC veto-wielders reach deal on Iran statement |
| 2006-12-20 |
| The five veto-wielding members of the UN Security Council reached a deal Tuesday on confronting Iran's suspect nuclear program, setting the stage for the first action by the powerful UN body over fears that Teheran wants a nuclear weapon. The 15 members of the council planned to meet later to approve the statement, which was expected to demand that Iran abandon uranium enrichment, the process that can lead to a nuclear weapon. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 Let's say you did something bad. What would make you not do it again? Losing TV privileges on Saturdays and having to cook your own dinner? Getting your ass whooped so that for days, just sitting reminds you not to do it again? These sanctions are a gnat on the body of a behemoth. Iran'll say ouch and go on its merry way. |
| Posted by: Jules 2006-12-20 22:56 |
| #3 how 1. Watering down the res to highly targeted, limited sanctions. Which is still good, IMO, it sets a stake in the ground, but the Russians and Chinese did stop stronger sanctions. 2. Chinese want 2012 olympics to go well. They really dont want to be embarrassed supporting the holocaust deniers. 3. Russia still wants influence in Europe, and France and Germany seem to be royally pissed at Iran, who did after all embarrass them in the negotiations. |
| Posted by: liberalhawk 2006-12-20 12:37 |
| #2 "Iran is a country in the Middle East." I wonder how we were able to convince Russia and China not to veto? |
| Posted by: danking_70 2006-12-20 11:53 |
| #1 Why does the EU still have two vetos? |
| Posted by: mojo 2006-12-20 11:23 |