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2006-05-10 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

US, EU planning economic incentives to entice Iran away from nukes

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Posted by Dan Darling 2006-05-10 00:31|| || Front Page|| [8 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 And it goes on and on and on and ...
Less talk please!

Posted by Oh-Oh 2006-05-10 00:35|| 2006-05-10 00:35|| Front Page Top

#2 Tinhorn genocidal dictators of the world rejoice! The path to your nations achieving a "full political and economic relationship with the West" has been made clear.

*sigh*

Posted by AzCat 2006-05-10 01:45|| 2006-05-10 01:45|| Front Page Top

#3 How's this for an incentive to the top political leadership in Iran (the Mullahs, not their puppet Ahmenijiahd):

You stop building your bomb making technology, and we will not kill your family via bombing and special ops.

Posted by Oldspook 2006-05-10 01:55|| 2006-05-10 01:55|| Front Page Top

#4 Lunacy.

Posted by twobyfour 2006-05-10 01:57|| 2006-05-10 01:57|| Front Page Top

#5 the goal is

1. To placate Russia and China, to get them onboard. No one here really thinks the MMs will give up enrichment for incentives anyway, so whats to lose?

2. To save face for Russia and China - theyve talked about being against sanctions so much, its hard for them to support a Chapter 7 res without SOME concessions from the West, or they look weak.

3. To keep any wavering Euros on board.

And yes, this delays things. Hopefully not too long.

Posted by Liberalhawk 2006-05-10 09:43|| 2006-05-10 09:43|| Front Page Top

#6 I think that it's way past time that the US told the UN and the rest of the world to go suck eggs. We do not have to revert to isolationism, we can build meaningful bilateral agreements with the Japans, Indias and Aussies of the world. Why should I give a hoot about placating the EUSSR or helping the Russians and Chinese "save face"?

But we should become the curmogeon and demand that others placate US if they want to do something. We don't have to be the bully, but, when something comes up outside our true friends (see above) the first question should be "What's in it for us?"

Posted by AlanC">AlanC 2006-05-10 10:01|| 2006-05-10 10:01|| Front Page Top

#7 "Diplomacy is the art of saying 'nice doggie' whilst one reaches for a stone."
-- Wm. Disraeli

Posted by mojo">mojo 2006-05-10 10:14|| 2006-05-10 10:14|| Front Page Top

#8 Talk softly, but carry a big stick

Posted by Theodore Roosevelt 2006-05-10 11:51|| 2006-05-10 11:51|| Front Page Top

#9 "Bounce the rubble"

Posted by Gen. Curtis LeMay 2006-05-10 12:18|| 2006-05-10 12:18|| Front Page Top

#10 Maybe we can get them to eat pork.

Posted by wxjames 2006-05-10 15:42|| 2006-05-10 15:42|| Front Page Top

#11 LibHawk, plz, the "carrots and sticks" and "convincing the Euros" is like pissing into a strong wind.

Lesson #1: The Moolahs cannot be swayed from doing nuke weapons, no amount of dough or caning will stop them. They are in love with the bomb.

Lesson #2: The Euros are a collections of weak-kneed sisters who have been fucking around with the Irantians for over three years. They have gotten screwed at every corner, have had their faces dragged through Moolah shit.

There is only one answer: Bomb or be bombed, let's get rockin'

Posted by Captain America 2006-05-10 17:22|| 2006-05-10 17:22|| Front Page Top

#12 Maybe saving them the cost of cleaning up rubble, processing radioactive Mullah's, etc......

Posted by OyVey 1 2006-05-10 20:49|| 2006-05-10 20:49|| Front Page Top

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