09.02.06

Premature Appeasement

Posted in Politics, War on Terrorism, National Security at 12:14 am by JB

So…. let me see if I’ve got this straight.

Despite mounting U.S. pressure for sanctions against Iran, the European Union said Friday it is too early to punish Tehran for its failure to halt uranium enrichment by the U.N. Security Council’s deadline.

When exactly is the right time ? AFTER a suitcase bomb goes off in Paris or Berlin ? After a nuke-tipped rocket is launched at Tel Aviv ?

In all fairness, the Brits, French, and (maybe) Germans know that this is a threat to them. It’s the other pitiful little nations (Finland ?! We give a damn what Finland thinks ?!) that are the pansy fence-sitters.

“This is not the time or place” for sanctions, Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja, whose country holds the rotating EU presidency, said after a meeting of the bloc’s foreign ministers. “For the EU, diplomacy remains the No. 1 way forward.”

The EU as a whole has been a moderate voice on the Iran issue. However, Britain and France support tough action, while Germany is also believed to back that stance.

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