I hope there are plenty of surprises for Iran's leaders.
Look for Syria to accidentally blow up a bunch of Nuclear sites in Iran. :-)
Posted on 08/26/2006 10:11:35 PM PDT by jdm
WASHINGTON: The Bush administration has indicated it is prepared to form an independent coalition to freeze Iranian assets and restrict trade if the United Nations Security Council fails to penalise Tehran for its nuclear enrichment programme, The Los Angeles Times reported on Saturday.
A Security Council resolution gives Iran until Aug.31 to stop uranium enrichment, which could provide fuel to produce electricity or possibly atomic weapons, or face penalties.
US Ambassador John Bolton said in an interview late this week that the United States planned to introduce a resolution imposing penalties such as a travel ban and asset freeze for key Iranian leaders soon after the Aug.31 deadline, the Times reported.
It said Bolton seemed optimistic that Security Council members China and Russia, which have been reluctant to impose sanctions, would agree to it once they saw the text.
"Everybody's been on board," the Times quoted him as saying. But on Saturday Russia rejected for now efforts to impose sanctions after Tehran agreed to continue talks, but refused to halt enrichment.
In case Russia and China do not accept the resolution, Washington is working a parallel diplomatic track outside the United Nations, Bolton said.
Analysts say the strategy reflects not only long-standing US frustration with the Security Council's inaction on Iran, but also the current weakness of Washington's position because of its controversial role in a series of conflicts in the Middle East, most recently in Lebanon, the Times said.
Under US terrorism laws, Washington could ramp up its own sanctions, including financial constraints on Tehran and interception of missile and nuclear materials en route to Iran, Bolton said, and the United States is encouraging other countries to follow suit.
We can blockade them as well. And completely control their airspace.
Is Dubya caving?
In other words, go directly to war.
I would have thought they would have done this right after the Axis of Evil speech.
What was the point of calling them part of the Axis of Evil and not doing anything?
Also, why have we been trading with them since they are on the Axis of Evil? Crazy stuff
October surprise?
I hope there are plenty of surprises for Iran's leaders.
Look for Syria to accidentally blow up a bunch of Nuclear sites in Iran. :-)
LOL! Blwoing up Iran's facilities would be one heck of a welcomed OCTOBER SURPRISE. I can already hear the democrats screaming "foul." LOL.
Prepared? Why prepared? The announcement should say "have," as in done and ready to implement on 8/31/06. Fait accomplis.
Jeeze. We love to project weakness and a soft underbelly.
By the use of his/Boltons words, I would say, "yes."
It wont matter France and Russia will buy their oil so what is a piece of shit UN resolution going to do?
one dude against the world
pretty sad
I'll bet strike by Israel within the next year.
Must happen.
Trouble is coming!
Israel will have to do this for their own survival, and ours as well I imagine. Pop the popcorn.
They don't need to be frozen. They need to be heated up to 100,000,000° C.
Forget that ! I 'm had a senior moment, having misread this! Apologies to all.
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