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Posted on 09/16/2007 12:07:28 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
World should brace for possible war over Iran: France Sep 16 02:44 PM US/Eastern The world should brace for a possible war over the Iranian nuclear crisis but seeking a solution through talks should take priority, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said on Sunday.
"We have to prepare for the worst, and the worst is war," he said in an interview broadcast on French television and radio.
"We must negotiate right to the end," with Iran, he said, but underlined that if Tehran possessed an atomic weapon, it would represent "a real danger for the whole world."
"We are trying to put in place plans which are the privilege of chiefs of staff and that is not for tomorrow," he said, referring to military plans but stressed that although any attack on Iran was far from taking place, "It is normal for us to plan" for any eventuality.
Kouchner said France wanted the European Union to prepare sanctions against Iran, outside the ambit of the UN Security Council, to force Tehran to forsake its nuclear ambitions.
"We have decided that while negotiations are continuing ... to prepare eventual sanctions outside the ambit of UN sanctions. Our good friends, the Germans, suggested that," he said.
The foreign minister also said leading French companies such as Total and Gaz de France had been urged not to undertake new work or contracts in Iran.
Iran vehemently denies Western allegations it is seeking an atomic weapon, saying its nuclear drive is aimed at providing electricity for a growing population whose fossil fuels will one day run out.
The five permanent Security Council members -- Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States -- plus Germany are due to meet to discuss a new draft UN resolution on sanctions against Iran on September 21
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says over Iran not with Iran. Half the world supporting it, half opposing it? Do we fight each other over them?
Well, I'm sure that'll fix the problem.
I concur with Mariner. Iran is likely one of those rare situations that can be solved with airpower alone. Their air force is no match for us, so we would have air dominance early on day one, killing everything that flies and taking out the ground-based air defense stuff. Then we can destroy the nuke facilities. After that it depends on goals. One option would be to destroy just the Revolutionary Guard and whatever mullahs we can get and then see how the Iranian regular military handles things from there. The other option is to crush their entire military as well as the Guard, and a third is to just keep going until their infrastructure is so ruined that they literally have to choose between nationhood and having a nuke program.
Aircraft carriers are the only bases that we have in the region that would not require permission from the host country, including Iraq.
Which country do you think will host France?
Look I’m all for the end of the Islamic Republic, but to Code Pink and the Rats this just screams Christmas Bombings in Cambodia, which would make the similarities to Vietnam even “more clear”. The treasonous Rats will make anything we do to Iran a holocaust.
I’m not willing to risk Ahmadinejad having nukes because a bunch of pantywaists might screech about it. Either we go or we don’t, and Code Pink can pound sand.
“We must negotiate right to the end,”
To the end of what??????????????????????????????????????
The US has been the frontrunner in Afghanistan and Iraq. Let someone else take the lead in taking on Iran. Remember all those jerks like France, Germany and Russia wanted to “talk Saddam Hussein to death” because the trio were already dealing with him under the table plus UN Secy General Kofi Annan and his son were scamming all the countries with the oil-for-food program and PM of England was vilified for supporting America over Iraq. Lest we forget Canada at the time who’s PM’s brother in law had a financial interest in Iraq over the largest oil company owned by Canadians. Yep, let the rest of the world take on Iran. America can watch.
“Kouchner said France wanted the European Union to prepare sanctions against Iran, outside the ambit of the UN Security Council”
What?!?! Le Frances, sans Chirac, would by-pass the world government UN security council!?!?
No!!! Parole ce n’est pas vrai!!!!
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I guess I’m putting too much stock into the Anti-war crowd for worst case scenarios.
A red x? No it doesn’t. :) sorry, nothing came up. :)
Just respect for their flag.
If your background on your desktop is white, their flag may be missed.
Really? I html’d it correctly and I’m getting it. (not from my computer)
Seriously...all have is a red x. Maybe it’s me.
is it something you can cut and paste????
They never recovered.
Any more statements like this coming from France and I am going to need a new tagline.
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