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Russia says it will join sanctions against Iran.
relic2279:
Iran keeps poking the bear. I think the sanctions will be passed shortly considering:
Officials tell AP Iran has second enrichment plant
"VIENNA – Iran has revealed the existence of a secret uranium-enrichment plant the International Atomic Energy Agency said Friday, a development that could heighten fears about Tehran's ability to produce a nuclear weapon and escalate its diplomatic confrontation with the West."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090925/ap_on_re_eu/eu_nuclear_iran
Seems the inspectors did find something... Sneaky little bastards.
Sanction them into oblivion I say. North Korea, your about to get a baby brother!
nates1984:
Right, because sanctions have obviously made the Korean peninsula a nice place to live, right? We don't have any problems with North Korea because the sanctions have worked wonderfully. In fact, why don't we all move to N. Korea?
relic2279:
That was kind of my point. ???
lx4:
Relic you are right to a point, sanctions have proven successful as a means of creating a great deal of human suffering among the civilian population. This is true, but they have rarely if ever been able to successfully achieve their political objective of drastically changing the sanctioned countries policies or toppling its government. The only real example I can think of is South Africa and even then Im not sure if that is a good example.
I have some hope when it comes to Iran since they have time and time again made it clear publicly that they only want civilian nuclear power. This means that it would be less embarrassing and less damaging to the Iranian regime to give up its secret nuclear weapons program since they have never claimed it exists.
That said there is in no way a sure thing that tougher sanctions will be able to convince the Iranians to abandon their nuclear weapons program.
darkjedi:
Living in North Korea!
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