Oh Golly Gee Another U.N. Resolution on Iran, How Droll

U.N. Resolution Would Pressure Iran

By Colum Lynch
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, July 21, 2006; Page A13

UNITED NATIONS, July 20 -- Britain, France and Germany on Thursday introduced a draft U.N. Security Council resolution demanding that Iran stop enriching or reprocessing uranium by next month or face unspecified sanctions.

The U.S.-backed resolution calls on states to prevent trade in ballistic missiles and nuclear technology to Iran. It also would require Iran to submit to more intrusive U.N. inspections than are required by the 1970 Non-Proliferation Treaty. The International Atomic Energy Agency, the U.N. nuclear watchdog, would be instructed to report on Iran's compliance with the resolution sometime next month.

The move comes a week after the council's five veto-wielding members -- the United States, Russia, China, France, Britain -- and Germany admonished Iran for failing to suspend its uranium-enrichment program or respond to incentives offered by global powers. They unanimously agreed in Paris on July 12 to weigh Security Council sanctions against Iran if it failed to comply with their demands.

But Russia has sought to soften the resolution introduced Thursday by calling for the elimination of crucial language that would require Iran to cease its enrichment and reprocessing of nuclear fuel. Instead, Russia proposes that the council simply call upon Iran to do so.

Another U.N. resolution, boy that's sure to get the Iranians attention. What's this one say? "Now listen Iran, this time we really really mean it. I know that last time we said that, but this time buster you better pay attention, or else...or else...or else we're gonna pass a final, final resolution and then buddy boy you better watch out!!"

I'm sure Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will treat this one with the respect it deserves. He's probably running low on toilet paper and sent Kofi another requisition. It is time to rename the U.N. to the Useless Nations and send it on its way. The resolutions it passes are worthless. Witness the 17 or so they sent to Saddam prior to the U.S. invasion.

I bet the Iranians are already laughing hysterically.

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