The Problem of Mullahs
For those of you who are curious, yes, I did rip the title of this post off from a C.S. Lewis book.
I'll lead this post off with an article. And I'll lead the article by saying that if the Russian government warns you that you ought to stop doing something, you need help.
Russia urging Iran to suspend Uranium enrichment and cooperate with the IAEA is about like Ted Kennedy telling you that you have a drinking problem. And, for once, I have to agree with the Russians. Iran converting Uranium is bad news for everyone involved: Iran, its neighbors, its allies, and its opponents.
I'm going to be honest with you folks. I had intended to save the biggest post for last by citing this article as a lead-in to my analysis of our military options with regard to Iran; after all, that's what I'm qualified to comment on. Unfortunately, as I noted in a previous post, I'm tired, and I have several important things that have to be done before I go to bed, and I have to be in bed at a decent hour because I'm beat. So, I pledge to do a bit less volume while blogging tomorrow (a quick blog update this evening has turned into three hours of work). By doing this, my goal is to make enough time for myself to give you my run-down of our options for intervention in the Iran situation.
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I'll lead this post off with an article. And I'll lead the article by saying that if the Russian government warns you that you ought to stop doing something, you need help.
Russia has called on Iran to stop work on uranium conversion immediately, a day after it resumed operations at its nuclear facility at Isfahan.
Iran's main partner in its effort to develop nuclear power urged Tehran to continue co-operating with the UN nuclear watchdog, the IAEA.
The IAEA meets on Wednesday to discuss whether Iran should be referred to the UN Security Council for sanctions.
Iran has said it is ready for talks, and will put forward new proposals.
The US, the EU and the IAEA have called on Tehran to return to negotiations on its nuclear programme.
The EU and Washington want Iran to abandon its scheme, which they suspect is a cover for a nuclear weapons programme, in exchange for political and economic concessions.
Iran suspended its nuclear programme in 2004 to allow for talks, but began work at Isfahan on Monday after Iran rejected the latest EU offer.
Russia urging Iran to suspend Uranium enrichment and cooperate with the IAEA is about like Ted Kennedy telling you that you have a drinking problem. And, for once, I have to agree with the Russians. Iran converting Uranium is bad news for everyone involved: Iran, its neighbors, its allies, and its opponents.
I'm going to be honest with you folks. I had intended to save the biggest post for last by citing this article as a lead-in to my analysis of our military options with regard to Iran; after all, that's what I'm qualified to comment on. Unfortunately, as I noted in a previous post, I'm tired, and I have several important things that have to be done before I go to bed, and I have to be in bed at a decent hour because I'm beat. So, I pledge to do a bit less volume while blogging tomorrow (a quick blog update this evening has turned into three hours of work). By doing this, my goal is to make enough time for myself to give you my run-down of our options for intervention in the Iran situation.
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