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2009-12-11 International-UN-NGOs

French: UN close to new sanctions on Iran

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Posted by Pappy 2009-12-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Oh, please.

Posted by mojo 2009-12-11 01:58|| 2009-12-11 01:58|| Front Page Top

#2 Ooooh, a new stern (but very politely worded) note from the UN. THAT will do it, I'm sure of it. Take that, Iran! (/sarc)

Posted by Whiskey Mike 2009-12-11 04:08|| 2009-12-11 04:08|| Front Page Top

#3 You'll know it's serious if they send it via overnight delivery.

Posted by lotp 2009-12-11 06:45|| 2009-12-11 06:45|| Front Page Top

#4 It will likely be real, if not crippling, economic sanctions, maybe even a gasoline embargo? If it were not, the Russians wouldn't be so exercised about it.

Is Putin willing to cast a veto, backed up only by China?

"This language of sanctions, it is not our language" Seems to me that could be reconciled with abstaining on the UNSC vote.

If Putin DOES veto, and blocks sanctions, that would call into question the US reset on Russia policy. I don't know that there is really a plan B on Russia.

Posted by liberal hawk 2009-12-11 09:01|| 2009-12-11 09:01|| Front Page Top

#5 You'll know it's serious if it's delivered by B-2.

Posted by Glenmore 2009-12-11 09:04|| 2009-12-11 09:04|| Front Page Top

#6 LH, If Putin DOES veto, and blocks sanctions, that would call into question the US reset on Russia policy.

Where to begin? Did you leave off a "sarc" tag?

Posted by Verlaine 2009-12-11 11:53|| 2009-12-11 11:53|| Front Page Top

#7 No.

Iran sanctions are clearly the core of what we want out of the reset, at least in the short term, and there was almost zero chance the admin would push for sanctions on Iran before December, since they were committed,rightly or wrongly, to trying engagement first.

We will soon see what the result is, I think. If Russia does not come through, then those who said the whole reset was a mistake, will be entitled to say they were right on this issue.

Posted by liberalhawk 2009-12-11 12:20|| 2009-12-11 12:20|| Front Page Top

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