Saturday January 21, 2006

I've Been Thinking:

As of now it appears highly doubtful that the United Nations Security Council will address the issue of Iran and nuclear capability.

The Iranians know that they are now safe from censure and pressure.
They are not afraid. Here's why:
* Simply enriching uranium for a reactor is not a violation of the nuclear proliferation treaties.

* Of the permanent members on the Security Council it is unlikely that China will vote to place sanctions on Iran, they run up a $70 billion a year oil bill with Iran.

* Russian is invested in Iran to the tune of 10's of billions of dollars. The new Iranian reactor is being helped along with $1 billion from Russia and they just sold $1 billion in missiles to Iran.

With the UN out of the picture, is there any way to get through to Iran?
There is. There is just one way.
Pressure must be brought on Iran from nations that do business with her.
The United States, and Great Britain, has no credibility in this matter.