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May 31, 2006
"Peace in our time"
The Bush administration is wearing out its Bad Idea Jeans, with reports circulating the White House is prepared to negotiate with the (former?) member of the Axis of Evil. Allah at Hot Air:
Condi Rice has scheduled a news conference for 11 a.m. Supposedly, one of our conditions is that Iran give up uranium enrichment. I'll be surprised if that demand lasts the week.
Read this and this while we're waiting for Rice. Tough luck for Saddam that he didn't push his nuke program harder, huh? He might have earned himself some restored diplomatic relations or, if he played his cards right, maybe even a peace treaty.
The Times will no doubt be thrilled by the news. Charles Krauthammer warned against bilateral talks with Iran on Friday, but these negotiations will be multilateral - which, he argues, could work, but only if the Europeans agree to support military strikes if the talks fail. Which, of course, they won't. His next column should be interesting. Meanwhile, the world's non-aligned states cover their eyes.
"The Times will no doubt be thrilled" makes me shudder; again, here's the rule: if the NY Times and/or Ted Kennedy agrees with the Bush administration, we know the Bush administration is screwing up. Royally. (Bad Idea: "Normally I wear protection, but then I thought, "When am I gonna make it back to Haiti?" )
Some context: Past negotiations with the Irans of the world -
- Half of Czechosolvakia went to Hitler, and then he took Poland.
- The Clinton Administration (courtesy Jimmy Cahtah) gave millions to North Korea, plus a nuclear reactor; North Korea used the money to build uranium bombs and starved millions.
Hey, Mr. President! Doesn't the notion of "negotiation" imply some minimal measure of good faith on the part of those involved?
I take it all the liberals who've been saying the US is took weak to confront Iran have been right all along?
Posted by bill at May 31, 2006 11:04 AM
Comments
The key point of the statement (at least my impression of it) is that as soon as Iran can demonstrate that it is a responsible member of the international community it can be treated as one. As long as it continues to pursue Nuclear weapons, and as long as it is the Primary state sponsor of terrorism in the world today they will be treated as the pariah it is.
Posted by: Darrell ![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.citizen-journal.net/nav-commenters.gif)
at May 31, 2006 11:43 AM
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