"It would only make the issue more complicated and difficult to work out," Li said during a news conference.
Isn't that the idea?
That's about the stupidest thing Iran could possibly do at this juncture, having pretty done much everything else: taunt a superpower, openly develop nukes, open develop missiles, yell insults at Israel, infiltrate the Iraqi border, and it makes me wonder if they haven't been adding a little extra lead to the water over there.
Iran needs Japan to be dependent on it, because respecting that dependency is one of the few things that could even slow the U.S. down on taking out Iran. If they remove that obstacle, well, hello Tehran.
The U.S. has already been suggesting to Japan to move to Libyan oil; this could seal that move.
Well, when you think you have seen a mad mullah max out the stupidity meter, here they go again. They might as well keep it pegged, because a ride like that is literally a once-in-a-lifetime event.
First off, you can't kill everybody. War has its purpose, but let us keep the goal in mind: defeating the islamo-fascists and securing the United States.
Suppose Iran and China develop strong trade relations. China needs the United States as an export market. Iran needs China as a reliable customer for its oil and gas. If they engage in mutually beneficial trade the standard of living in both countries improves. This alone gives both peoples a greater stake in a peaceful world. Just take China by itself. The "capitalization" of China has moderated the whacko Maoists who run the place. The very same thing may well happen in Iran.
Look. There are many possible outcomes. The Chinese and the Iranians may well be conspiring to rule the world through nuclear intimidation and terrorism. But the consequences of this for both nations would be obvious and it would not mean peace and prosperity.
On another level, whack-job Islamist nutballs and Chinese Communists are not going to be natural allies. Especially if they both are driven by competing visions of world hegemony. Let's wait and see how this plays out.
anything posted in the "china daily" needs to be taken with more than a pinch of salt -- it's as bad as Pravda was in the 60s
We agree on this one thing. It IS easier to just bypass the un. I guess the chicoms forgot we did that once, already.
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