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Iran and nukes: diplomacy is finished
Speaking of enemies of civilization, that’s what Caroline Glick of the Jerusalem Post calls the leading European powers following the agreement of France, Germany, and Britain with Iran over its nuclear program. The deal, she argues, represents a complete sell-out to Iran, leaving military action, by Israel, as the only way to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons. Posted by Lawrence Auster at November 20, 2004 02:22 PM | Send Comments
Something like this happened during the Clinton presidency with the North Koreans. The Koreans got many rewards for signing a paper agreeing not to pursue nuclear weapons. Clinton had something he could wave around to show the world he had solved the problem. Of course, North Korea agreed to get the international community off their case, and obtain much-needed fuel and other supplies. We know now that the Koreans had no intention of honoring the treaty. Neither do the Iranians. Having the bomb will elevate them from banana republic status. The Iranians have learned from Israel’s bombing of the Iraqi reactor. Their nuclear facilities are more dispersed and buried deep in the ground. Posted by: Og Ogilbie on November 20, 2004 9:55 PMIn all due fairness, though, didn’t Clinton delay and refuse to honor the treaty, while the North Koreans began warning him that they would start up again? The Iranian facilities may be buried; that may not save them from an earth-penetrating Israeli nuclear bomb. Posted by: Alan Levine on November 21, 2004 9:52 AMearth-penetrating Israeli nuclear bomb They recently purchased a slew of conventional bunker busters from the U.S. I don’t think an atom bomb would go over well. Posted by: onetwothree on November 21, 2004 12:03 PM |