I also wouldn't count on Russia and China for much support. Russia is building their nuclear reactors and China is buying up long term oil contracts from Iran. Sanctions will not work very well.
Agreed kabar.
Sometimes we get incredibly frustrated with GWB. It seems he never quite does what we want him to do. We always shoot for that 100% mark and are never quite satisfied with 60% that we sometimes get. He hasn't balanced the budget, he won't wall up the border and now what in the world will we do in Iran? Is it another cluster...?
Just maybe not, especially if you read opinion Journal in a piece written by Nancy de Wolf Smith and linked to me by that wizard of all geniuses Ali Veritas, you will find it here:
http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110008468
In an interview with the son of former Shaw of Iran Reza Pahlavi, when asked what to do about Iran Pahlavi states the following, "that can only mean intense pressure on the regime...support for the proponents of Democracy (within Iran)and human rights in Iran. There is no other answer."
Is it possible GWB is engaging in another rope-a-dope?Right now students are demonstrating and dying in large numbers against the current regime in Iran. The US is not interfering. Could GWB be letting Iran's brutal regime self destruct while he calls for negotiation? Could be. Time will tell.
On yet another front, the present regime in Venezuela has tried to export their brand of communism/socialism all over Central and S. America. Has Bush rope-a-doped Chavez by letting him hang himself in several countries? It looks like it. In the Sandinista land of Nicaragua where Ortega dares not ally himself with Chavez he had to get a Conservative pro-America VP. Same in Mexico where the recent liberal lead by Commiies has evaporated as they too allied with Chavez and made the wrong Mexicons mad, same in Brazil and other countries.
Bottom line GWB may be much smarter than many of us give him credit for. Therefore I will once again stop second guessing his efforts and sit back and watch the action a little bit more.