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| Going It Alone on Iran |
| 2007-10-28 |
| Unilateralism is "in" again at the White House. Yesterday's announcement of far-reaching sanctions against Iran signified that President Bush has given up on multilateral diplomacy with Tehran. He's back to going his own way. The big question, of course, is which way is that? Should yesterday's move be interpreted as an urgent attempt to resolve matters without violence -- or as a buildup to war? Here's a hint: Underlying yesterday's move is an obvious lack of patience. That bolsters the theory that Bush is determined not to leave the Iranian nuclear issue unresolved when he leaves office. True diplomacy, however, requires patience. Here's another hint: The Bush administration still refuses to meet with Iranian leaders face to face. True diplomacy requires a willingness to talk. The White House maintains it is still devoted to diplomacy, but we've heard that before. And without patience or dialogue, "diplomacy" isn't really diplomacy -- it's a charade. Would that it were true. |
| Posted by:Nimble Spemble |
| #10 See also NEWSVINE > LEW ROCKWELL - BUSH & CHENEY: ON THE PATH TO US COLLAPSE article. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-10-28 21:07 |
| #9 I would consider something like the annihilation of the city of Qom. In the past, my respect for global heritage has always made me shy away from such drastic measures. In light of how the bombing of Tehran cannot be justified, nailing Qom begins to make a lot of sense. It would not only deliver a long overdue payback to Iran but also send an unmistakable message to Saudi Arabia that their holy cities could slip into the crosshairs at some future date. Leveling Qom would be the precise sort of body blow that needs to be dealt to Islam on a regular basis. Islam has shown itself to be of such incredible worthlessness that scrubbing it from history's record books looks more and more like no sort of real loss. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-10-28 21:00 |
| #8 Not alone. Agreed, g(r)omgoru. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2007-10-28 20:39 |
| #7 Does this mean W has scrapped our giant earthquake machine.Seemed to work wonders on Iran's infrastructure. |
| Posted by: Slappy 2007-10-28 20:30 |
| #6 W. Bush is not one to dilly-dally, as I think has already been well established. That being said, I suspect whatever plan has long been implemented. Were I in his shoes, I would direct a highly classified operation designed to utterly fracture Iran at a moment's notice--that would break their will within days. It is really comparable to Truman's decision to nuke Hiroshima and Nagasaki. But in Bush's case, doing it without nuclear weapons. And given these parameters, how is it to be done? The groundwork must also be laid, in that, selected members of the power structure of Iran, who could force change, have to be told ahead of time that something is going to happen, and unless they comply, it will happen again. I would consider something like the annihilation of the city of Qom. In one stroke, wiping out a capital of Shiite Islam and destroying the largest power base of the Mullahs in Iran. But while that would undermine the Mullahs, would it break them? |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2007-10-28 18:03 |
| #5 And without patience or dialogue, "diplomacy" isn't really diplomacy -- it's a charade. Very curious, absolutely no mention of how taqiyya makes any pretense of negotiation or diplomacy a complete and total farce. Similary, they fail to note how another Islamic group, the Palestinians, have demonstrated a similar contempt for any and all agreements they have ever inked. So, pray tell, exactly how is anyone supposed to go about exacting some sort of meaningful resolution with these treacherous Islamic bastards? |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-10-28 16:28 |
| #4 Pass the carrots. |
| Posted by: danking70 2007-10-28 14:28 |
| #3 True diplomacy, however, requires patience. so is diplo since 2002 not ensough patience? we've worked in cordination with our nato allies letting them take the forefront on diplomacy -- which has utterly failed -- which the msm has totally ignored. |
| Posted by: dan 2007-10-28 14:22 |
| #2 Not alone. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2007-10-28 14:18 |
| #1 true WaPo diplomacy requires you lube before bending over |
| Posted by: Frank G 2007-10-28 13:52 |