UN Sec Council passes "sanctions" against Iran. 10-2, with China and Russia and France onboard. Even though it still allowed China to invest in Iran's nuclear energy program, to get China's vote. And letting Russia deal with Iran in selling them a high-powered air defense system, to get Russia's vote. http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6584LE20100609 - President "Kick Someone's Ass" Obama http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6583ZQ20100609 - President Ahmadinejad
So what you are saying is that you believe PR statements when they come from Iran, but not when they come from Washington? Or is your point that since Ahmewhatever is still able to talk, Obama hasn't kicked his ass enough? barfo
um, I'm saying that this isn't an "unmistakable" message if the person you're sending it to thinks it has no value, and that no changes will occur. Do YOU, barfo, think that the President's correct here? That this sends an "unmistakable" message that we're serious now about them stopping, and we have the world on our side?
No, both administrations are terrorist nazi socialist fascist tree-huggers now, so I believe everything they both say. barfo
So you believe everything the Iranian government says? Really? Of course not, that's just the script that every president has read from for the past bazillion years. It's what you are supposed to say in that situation, like "bless you" when someone sneezes. And similarly, the Iran playbook is to denounce the sanctions and brag that they are ineffective. It's what they are supposed to say. It's not news. barfo
Except that, by ALL accounts, Iran is continuing with the nuclear program they've been sanctioned to stop for almost a decade now. And every time that sanctions have been used in the past, Iran's laughed and continued their programs. So one side's "playbook" is continuing with flaunting this, in the face of world "sanctions", while the other side thinks that somehow, some way, this[/] round of sanctions sends the "unmistakable message" that "we're serious now, so stop!" When it comes to Iranian nuclear programs, and them saying "Yes, we're doing what we want no matter what"...they have a decade of flipping the world the bird. Yes, I believe them when they say they're going to continue doing so.
