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Graaaaah! There should be NO carrots in this package! Sticks only! Iran is NOT to be rewarded for seeking uranium enrichment and then backing down!

I think carrots are important. You have to realize that Iran won't accept any pre-conditions... think about it... we offer Iran a way out, knowing they will say no... ;)

There should be NO carrots in this package! Sticks only! Iran is NOT to be rewarded for seeking uranium enrichment and then backing down!
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they won't back down. They know they have a strategic advantage right now that necessitates they press the issue while we are dependent on oil, and extended in Iraq and Korea. don't think this Korean missile launch isn't a coordinated event. Also I would suspect some kind of terrorist activity to increase at the same time as they walk away from the table and await the toothless security council response to their rejection of the offer. The sanctions idea plays right into their hands. We have little that they need, they have a major trump card in the oil supply.
They know the tight world supply demand situation and won't risk waiting for the oil consumers to reduce dependency. If that were the case, they would suspend overt enrichment, come to the table and lie while they finished their business in secret. If we were going to destroy their capability, we would have had Israel do it already. The fact we have no stomach for an all out attack when it has the greatest chance for success, shows how vulnerable we actually are at this point. The axis of evil is putting the squeeze on and we haven't responded.