It's Coming
Russia says no Iran sanctions without proof
MOSCOW - Russia would approve sanctions on Iran only if it saw hard evidence that Tehran's nuclear program was not peaceful, Itar-Tass news agency quoted a foreign ministry spokesman as saying on Friday.
"We will only be able to talk about sanctions after we have concrete facts confirming that Iran is not exclusively involved in peaceful nuclear activities," Tass quoted spokesman Mikhail Kamynin as saying.
The United States and some other major powers believe Iran may be building a nuclear bomb. But they say evidence that Iran is not complying with the United Nations nuclear watchdog is enough on its own to justify sanctions.
Up to now, Russia -- a veto-holder on the U.N. Security Council -- has said it is not convinced that sanctions on Iran to persuade it to abandon its uranium enrichment program would work.
But Moscow has not before been explicit about the level of evidence it would need to consider sanctions. Link
We will have to do this alone. That is our responsibility.
Sanctions won't work-it didn't work in Iraq.
Must use plan B-whatever that is.
Posted by: splashtc | 04/21/2006 at 07:52 AM
A complete embargo. I think our Navy can handle that. Too bad that would be tantamount to an act of war.
Yeah. Too bad. The war would start within the boundaries of Iran when its population rises up and lets its government know in no uncertain terms it won't stand for what it's doing.
Implosion from within.
Posted by: Phoenix | 04/21/2006 at 08:58 AM
Russia could offer to build a test site in a Moscow suburb.
Posted by: OINK | 04/21/2006 at 11:03 AM
ha ha ha. Yeah. The always accomodating Russians......
ha ha ha...... "Ach. We vill buildk grvate testv site for bombks. Pleasve come unht test bombks. Proles ar causking trubles for us. Mayke et luk as if you foolks did bombking unht killt proles. Then vee bombk you off planet unht tayke your oil."
Posted by: Phoenix | 04/21/2006 at 05:14 PM