Sunday, August 06, 2006

Security Council orders Iran to end enrichment

As reported here, in a 14 - 1 vote, the UN Security Council has approved a resolution demanding that Iran halt its' nuclear enrichment program by August 31st, or face possible sanctions. Of course, Iranian Ambassador Javad Zarif immediately rejected this step, saying that it was "illegal" and that it had "no international credibility".

""Iran's peaceful nuclear program poses no threat to international peace and security, and therefore dealing with this issue in the Security Council is unwarranted and void of any legal basis or practical utility," he said after the vote."

Iran's desires for nuclear technology are not for peaceful purposes, which the world is well aware of, since Iran has no need for nuclear power to generate electricity, (as I have pointed out numerous times) as Iran sits on top of the worlds largest known reserves of natural gas which can be used at little cost to them to generate electricity. Therefore, the vote by the Security Council is legal, and well within their scope of authority, and carries full international credibility.

Although I don't have much use for the UN in general, they still need to keep the pressure on Iran to comply with the resolution to cease the enrichment program, and not be distracted from this issue by Iran's proxy war in Lebanon.

Update: Iran plans to expand nuclear activities

As reported
here, not only is Iran not going to abide by the demands of the UN Security Council resolution calling for them to halt enrichment activities, but they are going to expand their enrichment activities.

This cannot be allowed to happen! President Bush needs to ask, "Where are the Navy carriers?".

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