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Iranian nuclear delegation abruptly quits Moscow on second day of talks
2006-02-21
Debka is reporting that the Iranian nuclear delegation abruptly quits Moscow on second day of talks.

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#10  .com's everywhere...he's everywhere folks!
Posted by: BA   2006-02-21 21:37  

#9  Oops, click on the wrong RC post, lol. Expect to see this again elsewhere, lol.
Posted by: .com   2006-02-21 13:25  

#8  RC - That's simply diabolical! I love it, lol.
Posted by: .com   2006-02-21 13:24  

#7  Gerecht had a piece in the Weekly Standard a couple of weeks ago stating that Ahmadinejad was a gift in that he cannot fake moderation and does seem to be trying to exercise power to act on his beliefs. The clarity is refreshing.


His clarity does not help if our government refuses to believe he means what he says.
Posted by: Robert Crawford   2006-02-21 13:20  

#6  Gerecht had a piece in the Weekly Standard a couple of weeks ago stating that Ahmadinejad was a gift in that he cannot fake moderation and does seem to be trying to exercise power to act on his beliefs. The clarity is refreshing.

It's not clear what will happen. Key uncertainties are a) does Iran already have a working nuke, b) will Europe stand with us when diplomatic means are exhausted and c) will Iraq erupt if we attack the Iranian facilities.

To me, we can weather any storm, up to and including an operational Iranian nuke, if Europe backs use of force. Of course, we can weather such a storm alone, but a decision to use force early (i.e. in time) is less likely because we will have to factor in follow-on diplomatic losses in our position if and when Europe piles on after the inevitable setbacks that will occur any time military operations are launched (anything from downed pilots to closing the Straits).

A factor I think unworthy of consideration is any materially helpful action by Iranian resistance groups. They would have been helpful 2 years ago but did nothing. We should have done more sooner to support them but there is no evidence that it would have mattered. The mullahs have a pretty effective police state so it takes extreme courage to stand up to it in an organized fashion. Unfortunately, it appears the more courageous Iranians fall into the 'death to the great satan' crowd.
Posted by: JAB   2006-02-21 13:12  

#5  LOL, it's deja-vu all over again. ;-)
Posted by: .com   2006-02-21 13:02  

#4  I don't trust Russia. I looked into Putin's soul and found it wanting.

China just set up a long-term Oil supply deal with Iran. Looks like Iran just bought themselves a UN security council veto.

Posted by: danking_70   2006-02-21 13:01  

#3  It's their unintentional transparency that will cause me to shed a tear when they're vaporized. *sniff*
Posted by: .com   2006-02-21 12:56  

#2  Iran can't even fake being open to a diplomatic solution.
Posted by: bgrebel   2006-02-21 12:53  

#1  what a suprise eh - bet none thought that would happen lol, times online has the story now too. wow rantburg remembered my name - first time ever.
Posted by: ShepUK   2006-02-21 12:36  

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