Iran's violation of yesterday's U.N. deadline to halt its nuclear program leaves no doubt that its goal is to build atomic bombs, U.S. Ambassador John Bolton charged. He said the U.N. Security Council must be ready to impose sanctions on Iran for its nose-thumbing response to the rest of the world. "There's simply no explanation for the range of Iranian behavior which we've seen over the years other than that they're pursuing a weapons capability," Bolton said. He added that the Security Council didn't have to be unanimous in taking action - meaning China and Russia might not be able to veto a strong U.N. stand. Bolton's tough words came after Iran's president vowed "never" to back down in its showdown with world powers over its nuclear program. "The Iranian nation will not accept for one moment any bullying, invasion and violation of its rights," Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said.
| There you have it, in black and white. Bolton says they're working toward a bomb. It takes a willful suspension of disbelief to avoid coming to that conclusion. Nejad sez "ain't nobuddy tellz us what to do!" The Euros (and the Russers) can talk, blather, convolute, and try and sweeten the Danegeld, but those are the two positions. If they were on the same side as us, their actions wouldn't make any sense. But since they regard both the U.S. and Iran as potential threats, triangulation between the two sides makes sense, at least to them. I think we've pretty well got this lineup down now. That's why we'll end up going with "unilateral" sanctions. And we won't be surprised when the Euros oppose us and sell their technology to the enemy when we go to war with Iran. |