"The chances now seem grim regarding sanctions that will be crippling," Ambassador Gabriela Shalev
So says the Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations, basing it on the fact that China and Russia are more interested in focusing on diplomacy. This leads to the question of whether these countries, as well as others that oppose sanctions, are really interested in preventing Iran from attaining a nuclear capability.
Understanding that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has called for wiping Israel off of the face of the earth, it would appear that this is the country that stands with the most to lose. The three sets of sanctions that have been imposed by the United Nations have not worked, so it is naive to believe that either sanctions or diplomacy will work this time either.
The World Is Edging Closer To Two "Bad Options"
So said Ambassador Shalev, referring to either Iran acquiring nuclear weapons, or the capacity to develop them being taken out by force.
Judging by the inaction of the Obama administration on the Iranian front, the prospect of a nuclear armed theocratic dictatorship is not a pressing issue. Certainly not as pressing as the deadline set for a vote on health care reform legislation.
The world faces a serious dilemma, and has two ways to make a decision on how to proceed with the pending Iranian nuclear crisis. Omission, by which we sit, talk and do nothing and let the resolution of the situation be determined for us, or commission where the United States and the world settles on a viable solution and implements it.
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