It’s good to see the French leading the sensible faction on this one.
UNITED NATIONS – The U.N. Security Council refused to approve a statement Friday that would condemn remarks about Israel’s impending destruction attributed to Iran’s hard-line president because of objections from Indonesia, council diplomats said.
Qatar, the only Arab nation on the council, said it had no instructions, which also meant approval on Friday was impossible, the diplomats said. The statement must be approved by all 15 council members.
France’s U.N. Ambassador Jean-Marc de La Sabliere, who called for condemnation of the remarks attributed to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, said it was unfortunate that the council could not act immediately. But he said he would try again on Monday to get all 15 council members to approve the statement.
Yeah, let’s wait until Monday; Indonesia could wake up and smell the uranium over the weekend.
The president of a nation that is developing nuclear technology is beckoning on the destruction of a member nation (and it’s not the first time), and the U.N. can’t even agree to put out a statement against the statement. What’s worse, if they can’t follow through with a statement of condemnation, they are now by default giving their okay.
Here’s what’s not causing any condemnation:
IRNA quoted the president as saying that in last summer’s war between Israel and Hezbollah “the Lebanese nation pushed the button to begin counting the days until the destruction of the Zionist regime.” It also quoted him as saying “God willing, in the near future we will witness the destruction of the corrupt occupier regime.”
Of course, the sad thing here is that even if it were to approve the statement of disapproval, that’s all the council would have. Had it worked on Ahmadinejad the first time, when the Security Council passed condemnation of similar comments made in 2005, there wouldn’t even be a round two.
The U.N. is stooping so low that it’s striving for ineffectiveness.
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Security Council Okay with Idea of Israel’s Destruction…
The president of a nation that is developing nuclear technology is beckoning on the destruction of a member nation (and it’s not the first time), and the U.N. can’t even agree to put out a statement against the statement. What’s worse, if they ca…
Keep this in mind when thinking about Iran’s nuclear weapons capability:
Last year, the IAEA reported that Iran was 10 years away from nuclear weapons.
Last month the IAEA reported that Iran is 3 years away from nuclear weapons.
So, are they a bunch of geniuses over there? Probably a few, but not enough to shave 7 years of R&D off in less than a year. They’re obviously getting help. From whom? You tell me. So, if there is a nuclear attack on America this fall, we shouldn’t ask “why”, but “how”.
The help is coming from North Korea or China. They would benefit from a shift in power away from the US and Israel.