Posted on 03/20/2008 3:40:36 PM PDT by SmithL
Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan warned Thursday that military action against Iran would be "a real disaster" and said the Middle East could explode if the international community doesn't handle the many conflicts in the region very carefully.
He also said there was "quite a bit of hypocrisy on all sides" in trying to resolve the five-year conflict in Sudan's Darfur region especially in encouraging the African Union to take on peacekeeping when it didn't have the resources.
At a wide-ranging round-table with journalists, Annan said he didn't have enough information to comment on the justification for the U.N. Security Council's demand that Iran suspend uranium enrichment until it allays suspicions its nuclear program is trying to produce weapons. Tehran insists the program is peaceful, aimed only at using nuclear power to generate electricity.
Annan said he had told Iranian leaders that "if indeed you have nothing to hide and you are not making a bomb and your intentions are pacific, open your doors, let the inspectors come, let them go anywhere find a way of reassuring the world, not just the U.S."
Asked how the international community should deal with Iran, he said dialogue was the only way.
"We cannot, I'm sure, take on another military action in Iran, and I hope no one is contemplating it. It would be a real disaster," he said.
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Yes, Iran must be allowed to nuke New York City and plunge the world into Armageddon first. Then, we can do something (maybe).
AH! Another reliable source.....
Yep, but you know Kofi—It will be ‘our’ fault!
Pre-emptive is always a superior tactic.
“We cannot, I’m sure, take on another military action in Iran, and I hope no one is contemplating it. It would be a real disaster,” he said.
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When to Koffhead become a US citizen? When did he take on any military action? To hell with him and his lot.
kuffer anon can kiss my...
If the man was irrelevant IN office, I’m pretty sure he remains irrelevant OUT of office.
We're so fu*kn doomed.....
He doesn't understand, that if the US was ever hit with a Nuclear explosion the US would retaliate 10 times over....
By eliminating Iran now, would save the world from US nuclear retaliation...
I thought he moved to another planet....?
who?
United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan says the war against international terrorism can be legitimate only if approved by the Security Council.
Mr Annan told the BBC that "when one is trying to deal with a broader threat to international peace and security, there is no alternative but to go through the [UN] Council".
Good question! I don’t think anyone has the balls to take them on!
In a just world, Kofi Annan would lose the access numbers to his Swiss bank accounts.
Well let the Middle-East explode if he wants to!
Another suicide bombing!
Thanks Kofi Annan
Whatever Kofi recommends, do the opposite. Begin firing nukes in 5 minutes.
Now *there’s* somebody we should all listen to! And who better to be put in charge of some kind of special “oil for food” program? Experience counts! 3 AM phone call blah blah blah...
[snip] Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan warned Thursday that military action against Iran would be “a real disaster” and said the Middle East could explode if the international community doesn’t handle the many conflicts in the region very carefully... At a wide-ranging round-table with journalists, Annan said he didn’t have enough information to comment on the justification for the U.N. Security Council’s demand that Iran suspend uranium enrichment until it allays suspicions its nuclear program is trying to produce weapons... Asked how the international community should deal with Iran, he said dialogue was the only way. “We cannot, I’m sure, take on another military action in Iran, and I hope no one is contemplating it. It would be a real disaster,” he said. [end]
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