#4 Lh - 10 days ago, it was. Not today. Even the SF Chronicle story today almost gets it.
Every day we have another story from Rafsanjani, or Khomeini, or toothless Khatami, or some Iran FM spokeswinkie and the message has been clear for weeks. now: we ain't gonna abide by no E3 thingy. Period. In every way they can think of to say it, this is what they've said. We get it. I'll bet that even ol Dubya gets it.
Well, Dr Rice went out of her way last week at the NATO thingy to toughen up the statements, saying that we would not join the E3 and that since those efforts were failing, then other options would have to be considered.
Even Tony Blair's backing off because it's clear to anyone who cares to look and listen that Iran is not going to play nice. They even turned down the light water reactor, cuz it won't yield plutonium... so even an E3 member decided to publicly "get it".
Now ol Johnny, he loves a headline. And he loves the spotlight. And, most of all, he loves ol Johnny. I'd bet a Steak at Ruth's Chris that he was not acting in any White House capacity at this conference. The reasons are two-fold, I'm sure. First, he's an asshole and Bush would not be interested in letting him play himself up to kick off his 2008 posturing. Second, they would not, today, use the words "vigorous" or "support" and the E3 effort in the same sentence. It has changed - to keep up with reality. Remember, this isn't any surprise to anyone - it's diplo-bullshit so that the boxes can be checked off along the way.
Bush & Co are flowing with events. Checking off the boxes as they go. A month ago, we were happy to let the E3 play their hand - and say we backed it if asked by the MSM. Then came the Inauguration Address, where Bush made it pointedly clear that we were ready to leave that dead stinking skunk on the road, cuz the Iranians had killed it - and offer directly to the Persian people our support should they decide to act.
So yeah, we had that position when it made sense, Now, when it doesn't, we don't - ol Johnny was just polishing his knob in public. Next will be the UNSC. Then will come the vote - and we'll see about Russia and China, in particular.
Then, all boxes checked, something else will happen.
Remember UAV's, we've just found out, have been overflying Iran for a YEAR. Sounds like the minute they had any to spare in Afghanistan and Iraq, they were sent over Iranian territory.
So ol Johnny need to keep up a little better. At least keep up with Hillary - who is probably the chameleon of the century.
That's what I meant by ol' Johnny should STFU. K?
BTW, his backyard thug-push style is no match for Rummy's eye-plucker or his 5-strike exploding heart punch. Rumor has it that he's drilling Condi hard everyday. She's likely to be a Rumfu Master before summer. |
United States Senator John McCain, R-Arizona, called on Washington to strongly support Europe`s ongoing nuclear and political talks with Iran. "The United States needs to vigorously support European leadership on this issue but our friends must also realize that no deal will be worthwhile unless it includes a verifiable monitoring regime," McCain said Saturday evening in his address to the 41st Munich Conference on Security Policy. The EU has vainly called on the US to play a more active role in the sensitive nuclear negotiations with the Islamic Republic of Iran. America has so far ruled out direct political and security talks with Iran. 