Iran Vows to Block Nuke Inspections Over U.N. Threat

ABC News ^ | January 13, 2005 | Jonathan Karl and Linda Albin

[TheDon]

Iran is threatening to block short-notice U.N. inspections of its nuclear facilities if the United States and its allies push for U.N. sanctions against it.

[TheDon]

If Iran was only interested in using nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, they wouldn't need to make such threats. In fact, it would be in their own best interests to allow inspections at all times and places.

We have two choices: Iran with nuclear weapons or a war against Iran. I suggest the latter is the better choice.

[Semper Paratus]

As Michael Ledeen says, "Faster Please".

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

Iran's rhetoric about nuclear inspections is eerily reminiscent of Iraq's. What is it about these countries that start with the letters I-R-A? As a matter of fact, I have a cousin named Ira, and he is a putz.

[stm]

Is this story starting to sound like another country we know? I better hurry up and retire, I'm getting too old to go to war a third time.

[Adam-ondi-Ahman]

Iran seems to have less patience than Iraq did in playing cat and mouse. Of course, if you believe the Mahdi is coming in less than two years, and his coming will be because of world chaos, they don't have much time, do they?

[RexBeach]

Boy, I'll be the mullahs are scared to death of the UN!

I agree with your second choice. It IS the better one.

[conservativecorner]

Religion of peace my arse BUMP!

[mainepatsfan]

Let's see our policy towards Iraq has guaranteed they won't pose a nuclear threat to anyone. How's the UN strategy towards Iran working out?

[mainepatsfan]

No doubt.

[TexasRepublic]

Iran has not learned from the Iraq experience, have they?

[mainepatsfan]

Saddam was a bit more crafty.

[giobruno]

Thankfully, the Iranians are too brash/vain/arrogant to bide their time, playing cat and mouse. If they made a longer time-frame, they would have them (like the Pali's would have been better served to wait out Oslo rather than declare intifada part 2). Hopefully, we will either be at war with Iran, or aiding their liberal revolution/ civil war.

[mainepatsfan]

They've concluded the world has no stomach for a war against them.

[JoeSixPack1]

This tactic worked well for Saddam. He's in jail, his kids are dead, his country is now democratic and Adadajaheedadedede wants to do it again?

This guy needs a brain transplant.

[Dark Skies]

bump

[crz]

Get the thing over with. About 2 hours of bombing will do it.

The first strike must be against the MoooooLaaaaaas and the wacko so call leader of the pack.

[randog]

Somehow this song and dance seems hauntingly familiar...

[Diddle E. Squat]

Only thing left is for Ahmadinejad to don a blue turbin!

[Diddle E. Squat]

er, blue turban.

[pabianice]

If Iran gets nukes it will use them on Israel. Israel will, of course, respond, making most of the Middle East uninhabitable for decades. Middle East oil will be unavailable. The world economy will crash, with most of the world plunged back to 19th century living. North America will be dropepd back 100 years with small pockets still having current technology (mostly military assets). The Stock Market will evaporate. Asia will suffer radiation deaths in the tens of millions with hunderds of millions sickened. The Americas will also be hit but to a lesser extent.

Destroying Iran is strictly a pay me now or pay me a lot more later.