Iran: Cycle of Appeasement

Javier Solana said here: A military strike against Iran for its refusal to halt nuclear research is ruled out.

Remarks like these it show how tuned into the Eurabian psyche of appeasement (or as I like to call it the "cycle of appeasement") those Iranian mullahs are.

Iran calls for atomic talks
Reuters via Yahoo! News
Iran said on Sunday diplomacy was the only way to resolve the impasse over its nuclear program but that it would not reverse its widely criticized decision to resume atomic research after a break of more than two years.

Scandinavian update here. Let's hope Bush doesn't go "state dept." on this and circle jerk until Ahmadineajad Ahmadjihad accomplishes his not so secret goal of holding the world hostage to his nukes. We have got to put the screws to these guys a/s/a/p, everyday they stall, is a day closer to Nuclear iran. What I said!

TALK OF SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN IS PREMATURE: FRANCE  ha! old reliable eh? The five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany will hold talks in London on Monday to plan a pivotal meeting on the Iran nuclear crisis.More here

The good news? We do control the airspace over Iraq and while we can't expect Israel to carry the burden of the world on their shoulders (Atlas indeed), the Israelis know they are just as vested in a nuclear free solution as the West is. Israel wants the west to deal more urgently with Iran.

WHY G-d chose the Jews

Interesting piece; The Origins of the Great War of 2007 and how it could have been prevented

The devastating nuclear exchange of August 2007 represented not only the failure of diplomacy, it marked the end of the oil age. Some even said it marked the twilight of the West. Certainly, that was one way of interpreting the subsequent spread of the conflict as Iraq's Shi'ite population overran the remaining American bases in their country and the Chinese threatened to intervene on the side of Teheran.

Yet the historian is bound to ask whether or not the true significance of the 2007-2011 war was to vindicate the Bush administration's original principle of pre-emption. For, if that principle had been adhered to in 2006, Iran's nuclear bid might have been thwarted at minimal cost. And the Great Gulf War might never have happened. Hat tip Atlas readers

and while I certainly don't agree with some of Ferguson's tenets, it is a good logical read

In related biz Iran's proxy Syria, the organ grinder's monkey, REGIME CHANGE SYRIA. We gotta support this guy. BIG TIME. Send him $$$$, military support and give that chinless dentist a one way ticket to Hades;

Syria's former VP prepares government in exile:
Syria's former vice president Abdel Halim Khaddam reportedly said he was preparing a government in exile as he is convinced that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will be forced to step down this year

Malkin has the roundup here

Comments

[TimK]

Ferguson may have some points there. The madmen in Iran are on a mission to destroy Israel and to Islamize the world. If the West does not finally understand that and take Iran down, then a major conflagration is in the works.
I do think that the situation is more complicated. The Kurds want some autonomy if not there own state. Turkey won't like that.Neither will the Sunnis. Do the Shia want payback on the Sunnis? It is hard for me to imagine that they don't.
It is equally hard to think that with air superiority that any American base could be overrun. But if the situation goes nuclear,overrun or radiated does not make much difference.
It is plausible that Liberal politicians will demand that Bush sits on his thumbs and that some senario like Ferguson's plays out.

[vonfudgy]

cue "Ride of the Valkyries"

[billmil]

It is simply amazing that all the usual subjects are sticking their collective head in the sand on this one. This is like Munich and Chamberlain all over again. I imagine some folks think that this is like the Cuban missile crisis and they are just waiting for both sides to blink. I for one firmly belive that the Iranians will not blink and will in fact nuke Tel Aviv or some other major city in Israel if they are given the chance. Having said that does anyone belive that the IDF does not have the capability to counterstrike with nuclear weapons of their own on major Iranian cities? I predict that if the Iranians are as close as some belive to a functioning weapon the U.S. along with Israeli forces will be forced to take action. Like I’ve said before, if you listen close you can hear the rumble of jet engines in Knob Noster getting ready.