AP : U.N. sets deadline for Iran on nukes

[Insane3D]

Associated Press @ MSNBC

VIENNA, Austria, Sept. 12 ? The U.N. atomic agency board on Friday gave Iran until the end of October to disprove suspicions about its nuclear program, setting the stage for possible U.N. Security Council action if it doesn?t comply.

IRAN?S DELEGATION walked out of the International Atomic Energy Agency?s board of governors meeting in protest after a resolution containing the deadline passed. Iranian officials had repeatedly warned that imposing a deadline would aggravate nuclear tensions.

?We reject in the strongest terms this resolution,? chief Iranian delegate Ali Akbar Salehi said in a prepared statement. ?Unfortunately the sponsors of the draft reacted in total disregard for principles of multilateralism and did not entertain our amendments.?

 

[MovingTarget]

Ummm....what happens if they dont comply? That situation is ripe for many interesting possibilities after seeing the Iraq situation. Who knows, maybe the UN would enforce it if they didnt comply, but i think the result may just be sanctions or something. In all honesty, I think Iran will comply even though they do not like this resolution. I hope they do.

 

[Lonyo]

How about we make a deadline on the US destroying chemical weapons? Wait, we did, they didn't comply.

But if Iran doesn't comply, there may be repercussions, like the US attacking them, due to terrorism of course.

It's all a bunch of crap.

 

[Orsorum]

Looks like Iran is next. Yay for democracy!

 

[SViscusi]

Originally posted by: MovingTarget
Ummm....what happens if they dont comply?

Un sanctions similar to the ones placed on Iraq and Libya are the farthest that it will go.

 

[Kilgor]

Un sanctions similar to the ones placed on Iraq and Libya are the farthest that it will go.

If that

 

[phillyTIM]

This is just wonderful -- the result of the Bush Regime's pre-emptive measures, causing other countries to arm themselves with nukes and drop out of the non-proliferation treaty, just as the Bush Regime caused the US to do a year or so ago.

This is what we get for being so gung-ho around the world--proliferation of the REAL weapons of mass destruction. Whatever was in Iraq sure is out of there and into other hands now, if it existed at all.

 

[SuperTool]

I doubt they'll get a UNSC sanctions resolution. Hell will freeze before the UN will go along with the US and sign off on a long term sanctions regime.
Not after Iraq.

 

[phillyTIM]

Thank God!

 

[Wag]

If they ever build a working facility, Israel will probably go in and bomb the hell out of it like they did in Iraq.

 

[shiner]

Originally posted by: phillyTIM
This is just wonderful -- the result of the Bush Regime's pre-emptive measures, causing other countries to arm themselves with nukes and drop out of the non-proliferation treaty, just as the Bush Regime caused the US to do a year or so ago.

This is what we get for being so gung-ho around the world--proliferation of the REAL weapons of mass destruction. Whatever was in Iraq sure is out of there and into other hands now, if it existed at all.

Yeah...Iran just started their weapons program after Bush became President.

 

[Tab]

Originally posted by: Wag
If they ever build a working facility, Israel will probably go in and bomb the hell out of it like they did in Iraq.

Isreali wont take this, time for another asswooping...


Lonyo

How about we make a deadline on the US destroying chemical weapons?

Maybe its because we have the Army Core of Enginners mostly stationed oversea's right now? Its not like Bush is using WMDs on his own people.

But if Iran doesn't comply, there may be repercussions, like the US attacking them, due to terrorism of course. It's all a bunch of crap.

Terrorism is a bunch of crap?

This is what we get for being so gung-ho around the world--proliferation of the REAL weapons of mass destruction. Whatever was in Iraq sure is out of there and into other hands now, if it existed at all.

What if they did exsist and they are in Iran and they could attack surrounding contries (not that they cant right now) you think we should sit on our ass and do nothing? (Seems werid with UN Inspectors picking up traces of Weapons Grade Uranium)

 

[xxxxxJohnGaltxxxxx]

..so in other words, they have ten years.

 

[AnImuS]

Originally posted by: shinerburke

Originally posted by: phillyTIM
This is just wonderful -- the result of the Bush Regime's pre-emptive measures, causing other countries to arm themselves with nukes and drop out of the non-proliferation treaty, just as the Bush Regime caused the US to do a year or so ago.

This is what we get for being so gung-ho around the world--proliferation of the REAL weapons of mass destruction. Whatever was in Iraq sure is out of there and into other hands now, if it existed at all.

Yeah...Iran just started their weapons program after Bush became President.

Also, dont forget NK who also developed Nuclear weapons in 3yrs.

Originally posted by: xxxxxJohnGaltxxxxx
..so in other words, they have ten years.

Of course, its not enough time for them to develop nuclear weapons by then silly!

 

[MovingTarget]

Originally posted by: Orsorum
Looks like Iran is next. Yay for democracy!

Well, I dont see Iran following the same path as Iraq here. The worst thing the UNSC will do is impose sanctions. Although I did support the Iraq war, the best thing the US can do to foster a democratic regime in Iran is to leave it alone. Let the situation in Iran boil over and let the reformers do it on thier own. It may take a while, but it is a very definite possibility it will happen, unlike Iraq under Saddam/Uday/Qusay et al. I'm not sure what to say about enforcing this resolution beyond sanctions though...not yet anyway.

 

[dahunan]

The part that suckes even more is that this plant and the weapons to defend it were built by China and sold through North Korea...

Russia is also said to have built the SAM defenses surrounding it.

 

[Tab]

We all know how well the sactions worked with Iraq!

 

[rickn]

US has had sanctions on Iran for along time. I doubt many other countries will go a long with it. It certainly would never pass the UN. Iran is stalling for time, once they have bomb they'll pull out of NPT, just like NK. Bushehr has been under construction for like 30yrs. Russia is just the ones who finished it. It was started back during the Shah reign, and with US support.

 

[CADsortaGUY]

Looks like they may comply.

Lets all hope they really do comply.

CkG