Posted on 08/30/2007 2:27:30 AM PDT by Schnucki
French President Nicolas Sarkozy made the wrong gesture at the wrong time by brandishing the possible use of force against Iran’s nuclear weapons program in his first major foreign policy address. The United States and its allies need to be stepping up their efforts to resolve the serious dangers posed by Iran through comprehensive negotiations and increased international economic pressure, not by talking about military action.
Mr. Sarkozy, who has previously said that France would not join Washington in military action against Iran, did not exactly endorse an attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities in Monday’s speech. He asserted that a nuclear-armed Iran would be “unacceptable” and reaffirmed support for the ongoing diplomatic initiative by the United States, France and other world powers. That initiative involves the imposition of U.N.-mandated sanctions against Iran while offering significant political and economic benefits if Iran stops enriching uranium. It is a deal Tehran so far has refused.
What’s scary is that his comments may reflect his understanding of where American policy is headed. Far closer to Washington than his predecessor, Mr. Sarkozy just spent time with President Bush on vacation in Maine. His remarks, reflecting his blunt, no-nuance style, will be read as a warning to Tehran and to countries reluctant to increase the penalties for Iran’s nuclear ambitions. The message: If the diplomatic initiative fails, Iran will have nuclear weapons or there will be military action to prevent it. Mr. Bush added to the bullying yesterday by suggesting the nuclear threat from Iran was a justification for keeping American troops in Iraq.
Unvarnished comments like Sarkozy’s are likely to backfire in Iran, stoking nationalist sentiment to the advantage of hard-line leaders, like President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who stand up to the West and resist compromise.
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When you read this kind of liberal drivel you realize that people like the NY Times editors are eager to allow Iran to possess nuclear weapons and delivery systems.
Oh, of course they would not put it that way, but since all the bleating about “negotiations” means absolutely nothing unless Iran is convinced it has no alternative but to yield, demanding endless negotitations that go nowhere (but which buy Iran more time) is tantamount to preferring that Iran acquire nuclear weapons.
In the words of Al Capone, you can get a lot further with a kind word and a gun than with just a kind word.
“What’s scary is that his comments may reflect his understanding of where American policy is headed. Far closer to Washington than his predecessor, Mr. Sarkozy just spent time with President Bush on vacation in Maine. His remarks, reflecting his blunt, no-nuance style, will be read as a warning to Tehran and to countries reluctant to increase the penalties for Iran’s nuclear ambitions. The message: If the diplomatic initiative fails, Iran will have nuclear weapons or there will be military action to prevent it. Mr. Bush added to the bullying yesterday by suggesting the nuclear threat from Iran was a justification for keeping American troops in Iraq.”
SCARY?!! Who the Hell’s side are you on, you Jihadist sympathizer? I hope to God that Mr. Sarkozy got this idea from the Bush administration and not off the top of his head!! President Lincoln shut down several newspapers for sedition: It’s past time that President Bush do that same!!
I would like to hear how the editors would deal with the problem. Of course, I’m not a self-defeating coward, so I don’t suggest implementing their suggestions.
LOL...I see the Wet Panty Brigade at the NYT doesn’t approve of France’s new president being a man instead of a mouse. What a surprise.
The editors must work for the Iranian regime
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