Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Dangerous, Dismal Dithering on Iran
Michael Goodwin nails it in the New York Post. He writes:In the odd dance of diplomacy, tough talk can be a signal that no action will follow. But the tough talk coming from Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton about Iran appears to signal an even more disheartening fact: the United States still hasn't decided what to do about the mad mullahs' race to get a nuclear bomb.
The confusion was on full display during Clinton's puzzling Mideast trip, even as Iran ramps up its enrichment of uranium and threatens the world. She declared that Iran was becoming a military dictatorship, but denied that America had any plans for a military strike.
She called for tougher UN sanctions, but then refloated her frightening idea that America's response to an Iranian bomb should be a "defense umbrella" throughout the Mideast and parts of Asia.
Our key allies are understandably nervous, especially Israel and Saudi Arabia. Neither wants Iran to get a nuke, and both are frustrated over American inaction, with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal warning Clinton the belated move to sanctions was insufficient. "We need an immediate resolution" he said.
The Saudi sounded like an Israeli. Indeed, the two countries' historic antipathy is being overshadowed by their shared fear that President Obama is willing to let Iran get the bomb and then play defense.
Continue reading his must-read analysis here.
Wednesday 17 February 2010
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