Monday, December 5, 2005
But don't actually do anything about it...
JPost: El Baradei: Iran only months away from a bomb
If Teheran indeed resumed its uranium enrichment in other plants, as threatened, it will take it only "a few months" to produce a nuclear bomb, El-Baradei told The Independent.
On the other hand, he warned, any attempt to resolve the crisis by non-diplomatic means would "open a Pandora's box. There would be efforts to isolate Iran; Iran would retaliate; and at the end of the day you have to go back to the negotiating table to find the solution."
You know what? I hate to say it, but he's right. International sanctions are always too leaky to work, especially with a "black-cash" flush country like Iran. A showdown will lead nowhere. There is no viable military option. There's no ability or will for an invasion, nor target for a surgical strike. No matter what, it'll be back to the round and round at the negotiating table. If there really were something called a "United Nations," something could be done, but since the idea of such a thing in reality is pure fantasy, Iran's nuclear program is going to go ahead. That's just the way it is.
(H/T to BornIn1965 in the forum)
Update: DailyPundit has some important linking and commentary.
The world community has to unite in order to fight the murdering regime in Iran. If this unification and action does not take place, the entire world will pay a heavy price for it.
Yari National Front, is only one of the groups fighting for the regime change in Iran. Please understand people of Iran are more fed up with their regime than any one else.
The opposition can and will fight the regime in order to topple them. All we need is moral support from the world community and make sure, they will not go behind our backs as usual, make under-table deals, as they have done before.
There is no need for Economic Sanctions, Bombing Iran, Sending Troops or cause an extreme burden on the taxpayers.
The Opposition is capable of handling the task. Providing, the regime will not get the usual help from outside! To this date over 1,300 Members of the opposition have been assassinated by the regime in Europe and elsewhere, if we did not know any better, we would think these European countries would have a hand in helping the regime's assassins to get rid of the opposition.
Over 100,000 Iranian's have been executed in Iran for opposing the regime. Still, we will continue our fight with the regime.
The students everyday in Iran are demonstarting against the Mullah's, although for some funny reasons, the Media never covers their actions.
We are not asking for funds, troops or bombs. Just support Opposition Morally and don't let your governments make deals with the Mullah's behind our backs.
We can make the regime change and bring back Iran into the arms of Civilized world.
God Bless all those who seek peace and freedom.
Yari National Front of Opposition.
The word on the street here in Israel is that Sharon is planning to attack the iranian nukes just before the election. Similar to what Begin did the first time around (it was also just before an Israeli election).
Sharon certainly needs to shore up his rep as Mr. Security - especially if the terror bombings continue.
My second hat tip! I'm on a roll.......
:-D