'Peace in Our Time'
Posted on 07/22/2008 9:50:34 AM PDT by Perdogg
European Union foreign ministers say they will not support a military strike on Iran but want more talks to try to resolve worries Tehran might be developing nuclear weapons.
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband says it is now up to Iran to respond to global powers and EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana after talks in Geneva on Saturday.
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What a bunch of morons. THEY are within range of Iran’s missiles. If they had any brains or balls they’d take care of Iran with or without US and Canadian help.
I’m sure if we rule out military action a priori, the Iranians will respond in good faith. /sarc
Of all the nations it has gobbled up, why the E.U. had to take on the personality of France, defies explanation.
Same old Europe; would rather plead and kiss up to their enemies than stand up to them.
Maybe this time we should just let them learn the hard way.
Gee, what a surprise.
Too bad the mullahs don’t get mad at Europe. Easy win for Allah there.
Good, we don’t require their assistance, and therefore they need to shut their mouths and keep out of everything from now on.
Might be developing? God, these people are naive.
they are going to talk themselves to death and as they lay dieing wonder how the he!! that happened....
'Peace in Our Time'
“...it is now up to Iran to respond to global powers...”
Uh-huh, sure. This wait will end with a bang.
And you’re spot-on about it being like 1939. Only this time around Russia isn’t prostrate and poor. It has Europe by the nuts; Gazprom has given the Kremlin incredible power over Europe.
We, the Israelis, perhaps one or two others, will be going it alone.
The EU CAN’T support a military strike. Don’t have the troops, doctrine, equipment, will or the money. All those social programs, don’t cha know.
I have always wondered why NATO was expanded in 1990 after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
It should have been pared-down to 3 countries - UK, US, and Germany.
We share common culture, etc... with Europe, but now NATO is 30 members and we have no common enemy (or at least that is how the EU feels). We can’t even coordinate NATO in Afghanistan.
What is the point of maintaining the fiction?
That's my take on it, as well: the EU wouldn't have supported the war against Hitler's Reich, either.
Unfortunately, all of the good words for people like that are now getting so much use that they've been rendered all but impotent.
Going to consult OED for appropriate, and INfrequently heard substitutes for "despicable", "cowardly", and "pantywaist".
Just let the muslim savages wipe them out as they sit on committees agreeing that America is uncouth and not sufficiently sensitive to the demands of Islam.
What the heck good is the EU or NATO when they won't even fight to save themselves?
I believe Israel will take out Iran's facilities. And if Obama wins, Israel could well stand alone in the aftermath. This in turn could easily lead to the prophesied war of Gog and Magog.
MM (in TX)
What I see happening here is a desperate preference of process over result, a rather quaint faith that as long as there are negotiations there will be no war. It's a nice bit of theory, and the only thing that might counterbalance it is all of recorded history. Idiots.
I believe Israel will take out Iran’s facilities. And if Obama wins, Israel could well stand alone in the aftermath. This in turn could easily lead to the prophesied war of Gog and Magog.
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