Posted by
Reeson on Monday, October 23, 2006 1:55:01 PM
The Associated Press is citing UN diplomats as saying that Iran is expanding its uranium enrichment program, even as talk of sanctions stalls in the Security Council chamber.
For lack of a better term, DUH!!
Why is this news? Is anyone surprised? Iran doesn't take the UN seriously, and why should it? Because of the tough sanctions regime imposed on North Korea for their testing of a nuclear device?
Kim Jong-Il is laughing hysterically at the impotence of the Council, and Ahmadinejad will soon be joining him. As long as Russia is footing the bill for the majority of Iranian nuclear work, don't expect anything meaningful to come out of the UN. As a veto-wielding power, Russia can be relied upon to do everything possible to preserve its business interests in Iran.
And that is really all you need to understand about the threat of sanctions.