The Chief has SERIOUS reservations about whether or not this headline really fits the story:
European powers yesterday began drafting a resolution to have Iran referred to the U.N. Security Council next month over its contentious nuclear work, after Russia and the West neared agreement on strategy.
At least they’re showing SOME signs of talking the talk, but it remains to be seen whether or not they will break through their incipient Eurabian dhimmitude and actually DO anything when push comes to shove. As far as the current situation is concerned, talking about “action” in the same context as “taking it to the UN” is about as contradictory as any oxymoron that can be imagined, especially if one considers the following:
Moscow Not Ready to Back Iran Strategy
Russia’s foreign minister indicated Tuesday that Moscow was not ready to support moves by the U.S. and its European allies to refer Iran to the U.N. Security Council over its nuclear program, while the West stepped up pressure on Tehran.
OK, so that’s Russia, not the Western Euros. Here’s where the overall fecklessness of going to the UNO – United Nations (dis)Organization shows up:
A draft text that was read to AP by a European diplomat accredited to the Vienna, Austria-based U.N. nuclear watchdog agency stopped short of the calls for sanctions sought by Washington and some of its closest backers. Instead, it urges the 15-nation Security Council to press Tehran “to extend full and prompt cooperation to the agency” in its more than three-year investigation of suspect nuclear activities.
Ah, yes – key phrases here “stopped short”, and “urges…to press Tehran…”. THAT will surely impress Iranian President Ahm-mad-on-a-jihad Ahmadinejad & the mullahs.
The wording of the draft text of the resolution was sure to change before it is submitted to the IAEA’s 35-nation board Feb. 2. Still the fact that it was calling on the council to send Iran’s nuclear file back to the IAEA appeared to be the latest indication that Tehran would escape sanctions. Despite the ongoing work on the draft, it was unclear whether the board would even agree on referral or stop short because of opposition.
Going nowhere fast, but making a lot of noise doing so. The UN way!