Rice Calls for ‘Strong Steps’ Against Iran

Denouncing Iran’s successful enrichment of uranium as unacceptable to the international community, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Wednesday the U.N. Security Council must consider “strong steps” to induce Tehran to change course. Rice also telephoned Mohamed ElBaradei, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, to ask him to reinforce demands that Iran comply with its nonproliferation requirements when he holds talks in Tehran on Friday.

Although this all sounds very well, what in the world does it actually accomplish? The Chief is fully confident that if he took this along with 60 cents he could get a can of Diet Coke. How much else it accomplishes is debateable at best.