Case closed? You wish (Ahmadinejad's Nuclear Weapons Program vs. the West)

The Chicago Tribune ^ | September 29, 2007

[2ndDivisionVet]

The venue was different -- the grand hall of the UN General Assembly -- but Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's message was the same as it has been for months.

Fresh from his performance as a human pinata at Columbia University, the Iranian president took the opportunity this week to remind the nations of the world just how much contempt he and his country held for the UN Security Council. In sum, a lot.

After two sets of sanctions, and many more deadlines for Iran to suspend its nuclear program, Ahmadinejad dared the nations of the world to stop Iran's nuclear program. He scoffed at the power of the UN Security Council and declared that "the nuclear issue of Iran is now closed." He said it was not a "political" issue for the council, but a "technical" one to be refereed by the International Atomic Energy Agency, the UN's nuclear watchdog.

That brought the quick response from the U.S: You wish.

"The Iranian president is badly mistaken if he thinks the international community is going to forget about the fact that his country is continuing -- against the will of the UN Security Council -- its nuclear research programs," said Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns.

And from Germany: "Let's not fool ourselves," German Chancellor Angela Merkel said. "If Iran were to acquire the nuclear bomb, the consequences would be disastrous."

One of the sharpest warnings came from France's new president, Nicolas Sarkozy. Allowing Iran to build a bomb, he said, would be an "unacceptable risk to the stability in the region and in the world."

[2ndDivisionVet]

Good to see the West finally coming together on Iran.

[Cindy]

ON THE INTERNET:

http://www.truthusa.com/IRAN.html
http://memritv.org/subject/en/121.htm

[river rat]

"He said it was not a "political" issue for the council, but a "technical" one to be refereed by the International Atomic Energy Agency, the UN's nuclear watchdog."

What more proof does one need that the U.N.'s International Atomic Energy Agency is a manipulated puppet by the Muslims?

The Agency is led by Director General Mohamed ElBaradei, who hasn't found any evidence of WMDs in the Arab world.

[jhroberts]

Let’s see now, all the leaders of the West are saying that it would be an absolute catastrophe for Iran to have nuclear capability. Iran says the issue is closed. The West via the pathetic UN tried sanctions against Iraq that never worked. Hummmmmmmm. This is a tough one. BOMB NOW! “I’m licking my chops in anticipation of being able to watch Shock & Awe - the Sequel. I think it will be better than Shock & Awe I.

[endthematrix]

If it wasn’t such a grave topic about nuclear weapons built by a homicidal rouge state, it would be absolutely laughable.

[the invisib1e hand]

but wait. Ahadenajab clearly said he was not stockpiling and not interested in war. that should settle it.

/s

[NonValueAdded]

Good to see the West finally coming together on Iran.

Just in time for the RATs to be out of step with the rest of the world.

Parallel Universe: "After flunking the Global Test, President John Kerry wailed, 'someone changed the answer key! They flip-flopped on me!'"

[ANGGAPO]

Now if we could just get our act together and draw a line in the sand before Iran’s plan is a reality.