Posted by
arandomguy on Wednesday, October 25, 2006 11:54:42 PM
Condi Rice urged the UN security council today, to adopt a resolution immediately that will impose sanctions on Iran for its international nuclear defiance. This comes after Iran launches a second centrifuge (for "civilian" purposes, of course), and openly defy the "international community," and more importantly the United States, on a daily basis.
Of course the Chinese oppose this measure. The Chinese delegate to the Security council said that it is premature to assume the SC is in the position to impose sanctions against Iran, or that there is a need to levy sanctions.
I ask, what does Iran have to do to make the Chinese believe it is time to levy sanctions? The Security Council passed a resolution calling for Iran to stop all nuclear enrichment activities by August 31. That was nearly two months ago. Iran has not stopped, but has indeed DOUBLED its nuclear capacity. Is this not enough defiance of the "international community" that China hails as so profound?
Does Israel have to be smouldering under a mushroom cloud before the Chinese realize Iran is a problem? No. Even then, China will still want to explore diplomatic possibilities, because the Iranians are, in the end, peaceful people forced to take harsh measures because of US imperialism.
Condi was wrong on one point though. "For the international community to be credible, it must pass a resolution now that holds Iran accountable for its defiance."
It's too late. The international community has no credibility left as far as I'm concerned. They failed in Iran, they failed in North Korea, they failed in Lebanon, they failed in Iraq, and they only achieved a modest victory in Afghanistan (the rest of it was of US doing). What credibility do they have left? They are friends with most of these dictators and islamo-fascists.
Send the UN to HAITI.