Posted by
L Gravel on Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:30:24 PM
Forbes/AP
reports on Iran's response to the recent UN proposal:
China and Russia suggested they might support
further talks, but the U.S. and France said Tehran's proposal falls
short of U.N. demands. None unequivocally rejected or accepted Iran's
counteroffer to a package of incentives offered by the U.S. and five
other world powers to persuade Tehran to roll back on its nuclear
program.
Diplomats at the U.N. and foreign capitals
were studying what Germany called Iran's "voluminous and complex"
offer, a day after Tehran presented it without releasing full details.
Iran's proposal offers negotiations with the six nations but apparently
resists suspending uranium enrichment - the main Security Council
demand to avoid sanctions.
Blah blah blah.
Instead of all this talk, maybe we should try the WWII option --
decapitate the Iranian regime and divide it into a U.S., British,
French, and Russian zone. Of course the French would be willing
to contribute 15,000... I mean, 200 troops for that purpose. And
as far as the Russians go, I can't imagine they'd turn down a piece of
oil-rich real estate; though we could always bid it out to the Chinese
if the Russians opted out.
Yes, this sounds radical. However, the Iranians cannot be allowed to get a bomb. And talk is not the answer.