Out with a Bang

Even senior officials at the agency, who have gone out of their way to accommodate the Iranians’ concerns, have little confidence that the Iranians have any intention of reaching a compromise. “All they seem interested in is extending the talks as long as possible while all the time they continue with their uranium enrichment programme,” said an official close to the talks. “Their entire strategy appears to be based on playing for time.” telegraph

Not even the UN is able to kid itself much longer that Iran is going for a bomb, Or at least the materials to make a bomb.

George Bush has five months, more or less, in office. At the moment his place in the history books, fairly or unfairly, stinks.Which means that he has very little to lose pushing over the rotten edifice which calls itself the government of Iran. Nor do the Israelis have much to lose trying to take out a capacity which could eliminate Israel.

Yes, the Euros will whine and, no doubt, Lloyd Axworthy will let out a howl. But there is no reason at all for Bush to leave the Iranian problem his successor.

Written by jay on July 25th, 2008 with 11 comments.
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