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Europe in holding pattern on Iran negotiations
2005-08-16
France will wait for a report next month by the UN nuclear agency on Iran's controversial atomic program before deciding what steps to take next, Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy said Friday. At an emergency meeting Thursday the 35-nation board of governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) called upon Iran to halt nuclear fuel cycle work and ordered the UN watchdog to report on September 3 on Tehran's compliance with international safeguards. "We're waiting for the report," Douste-Blazy said during a visit to the UN's European headquarters. "We'll see what happens ... We'll decide what we need to do."
Posted by:Seafarious

#17  I wasn't aware that this thread had a CAPS LOCK requirement.

Anyhoo, this is Europe's chance to shine and make up for WWI & WWII. BUT, I WON'T HOLD MY BREATH!! I'm sure that the uneducated and uncultured US will have to come to the rescue, AGAIN.
Posted by: Poison Reverse   2005-08-16 16:18  

#16  But they do circle alot - and crash & burn, too. :-)
Posted by: .com   2005-08-16 16:07  

#15  Ummm, No
Unlike airplanes, Politicians never run out of gas.
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2005-08-16 16:01  

#14  "Europe in holding pattern on Iran negotiations"

Would that be like yesterday's crash in Greece? Maybe Europe is in a circular holding pattern too!
Posted by: BA   2005-08-16 14:57  

#13  "the apathy meter can't be bothered"

Lol. Made my day with that one, Sea. But then again, I am easy, lol. :D
Posted by: .com   2005-08-16 13:05  

#12  waiting for an IKEA report?
Posted by: Frank G   2005-08-16 13:01  

#11   Europe in Holding Pattern

That holding pattern wouldn't be bent at the waist with their cheeks spread would it?
Posted by: Cheaderhead   2005-08-16 12:31  

#10  France can wait. No one, and I do mean NO one, expects that they will do anything useful anyway -- EVER.
Posted by: Darrell   2005-08-16 11:52  

#9  The Rantburg meters all seem to have a bit of a calibration problem. The sympathy and surprise meters never seem to register anything at all, and the apathy meter can't be bothered. Maybe Fred or one of the other RB engineers can look at them sometime.
Posted by: Seafarious   2005-08-16 11:14  

#8  I think this meter's faulty. When I tap it just a little bit, it pins the needle at 250.
Posted by: Curt Simon   2005-08-16 11:06  

#7  France will wait for a report next month by the UN nuclear agency on Iran's controversial atomic program before deciding what steps to take next, Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy said Friday.

Translation: "Iran won't listen to us, and we don't have any way of twisting their arm. So we just wait."
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2005-08-16 10:28  

#6  Since Gerhard was kind enough to let the mullahs know yesterday that he doesn't think this issue can be solved militarily, they have no reason to listen to anything the IAEA, UN, or EU have to say.
Pointless resolutions, limp wristed condemnations, and idle threats of unspecified consequences are all the mullahs have to fear.
All they have to do is yes the EU to death about whatever nonsensical bullshit they're peddling this week,start sounding as reasonable and moderate as possible to the Americans and Isrealis, and go about building the bomb anyway.
That's what I would do if I were them, and before you know it - I'm nookular.
Posted by: JerseyMike   2005-08-16 09:14  

#5  The IAEA you say? Aren't they the ones who stopped Pakistan from getting Nukes? And India? And North Korea?

I'm sure they will stop Iran...

/Sarcasm
Posted by: CrazyFool   2005-08-16 08:56  

#4  AP NEWS: August 16, 2005:

FRANCE ANNOUNCES PLANS TO REBUILD AND RE-INTRODUCE THE MAGINOT LINE
Posted by: The Angry Fliegerabwehrkanonen   2005-08-16 08:01  

#3  Nuance levels remain very high.
Posted by: 11A5S   2005-08-16 07:12  

#2  Hmmm 130 MGAS (milli-give-a-shits^-1) on the apathy meter. That's about right..... Moderately strong apathy. Mid range ambivilance.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2005-08-16 02:06  

#1  Ah yes, the report. Let's all wait for the report on September 3rd before deciding what we should do next...
Posted by: Captain America   2005-08-16 00:58  

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