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2005-02-26 Europe

EU brings out big guns in Iran nuke talks. Shoots wad.

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Posted by ed 2005-02-26 10:05:31 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 If anyone knows about the benefits of appeasement, it's the Germans. Maybe they forgot who tends to benefit.

Posted by Bulldog 2005-02-26 1:37:11 PM|| 2005-02-26 1:37:11 PM|| Front Page Top

Buy an Airbus? Maybe we should sell a couple of these old babes to the IDF. (low hours mind you)

Posted by Shipman 2005-02-26 2:05:33 PM|| 2005-02-26 2:05:33 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 the EU needed to offer incentives in non-sensitive goods to make it difficult for Iran to walk out of negotiations.

What a perfect appraisal of Euro impotence.

Posted by JerseyMike 2005-02-26 2:13:37 PM|| 2005-02-26 2:13:37 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 A participant quoted the German leader as saying the EU needed to offer incentives in non-sensitive goods to make it difficult for Iran to walk out of negotiations for curbing its nuclear program and ending uranium enrichment that could be used to make a bomb.

Schroeder really believes this? The guy is even more stupider than I thought.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-02-26 2:35:32 PM|| 2005-02-26 2:35:32 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Sell 'em an Airbus.....

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Posted by Alaska Paul 2005-02-26 2:37:59 PM|| 2005-02-26 2:37:59 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 The euros are such a dumb dealmakers!
Change the regime and and sell them a whole FLEET of airbus....
Are maybe, they don't want iranians to be able to CHOOSE what airplane they want!

Posted by frenchfregoli 2005-02-26 3:06:27 PM|| 2005-02-26 3:06:27 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Incentives? Low down, No down, low interest, no interest, come on down to Gerhard's Airbus Barn now for the best deals in Euroland. You'll be so happy, you'll glow in the dark!

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2005-02-26 3:13:36 PM|| 2005-02-26 3:13:36 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 EU needed to offer incentives in non-sensitive goods to make it difficult for Iran to walk out of negotiations

I can see it now. They get the Iranians in a room with a two way mirror. Gerd says, "Look, Mo, I'm out on a limb with this deal. My sales manager has made me take a commission cut it's so sweet."

Mohammed says, "Gerd, nice goods, but I need something with real muscle. I'm gonna build my own."

Gerd's face pales, "Let me go down and see if I can get the manager to budge."

Clip, clop, clip, clop.

"George, I think he ready..."

"No deal, Gerd."

Clip, Clop, clip clop.

"F'n cowboy."

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2005-02-26 3:19:03 PM|| 2005-02-26 3:19:03 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Let's threaten these Euroweenies with our ICBMs and see what they'll offer us. They don't like us anyway. And if they do give us stuff, we can just repeat the process later and get even more goodies.

Posted by Tom 2005-02-26 5:27:04 PM|| 2005-02-26 5:27:04 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Here ya go, Tom, I believe this fits your proposal, heh.

Posted by .com 2005-02-26 8:30:53 PM|| 2005-02-26 8:30:53 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 Ship - You aren't dissin' the Hustler, are ya?

Posted by .com 2005-02-26 9:12:53 PM|| 2005-02-26 9:12:53 PM|| Front Page Top

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