Posted on 08/22/2006 2:21:27 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
Iran faces a dilemma. It can neither fully accept nor reject the package of incentives offered by Germany and the United Nations Security Council's permanent five (the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Russia and China), irrespective of the growing international pressure, the UN's deadline of August 31 and the threat of international sanctions.
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The standard seems to be 17 resolutions before action is taken by sort of implied authoirty of the UN, but only if someone wants to step up to be the world's police. That's how it worked in Iraq. But Kofi's son has to make a fortune trading with the enemy by violating one of the coming UN sanctions first. They have to move fast since Kofi is out in December.
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