Do unilateral sanctions against Iran mean failure?
The WaPo dutifully prints the pre-press on new unilateral sanctions on Iran, making them sound scary and unprecedented, just the way the State Dept wanted.
But all I'm thinking is that, with the next round of UN discussions on sanctions scheduled for November, this preemptive unilateral action smacks of a failed international effort.
If the Security Council was going to adopt sanctions in less than a month, we wouldn't be hearing about this now.
(Maybe more importantly, this statement will also include "the long-awaited designations of its Revolutionary Guard Corps as a proliferator of weapons of mass destruction and of the elite Quds Force as a supporter of terrorism, according to senior administration officials." ("long awaited?")
But again, this designation is the US acting alone.)
But all I'm thinking is that, with the next round of UN discussions on sanctions scheduled for November, this preemptive unilateral action smacks of a failed international effort.
If the Security Council was going to adopt sanctions in less than a month, we wouldn't be hearing about this now.
(Maybe more importantly, this statement will also include "the long-awaited designations of its Revolutionary Guard Corps as a proliferator of weapons of mass destruction and of the elite Quds Force as a supporter of terrorism, according to senior administration officials." ("long awaited?")
But again, this designation is the US acting alone.)
posted by mikevotes at
7:16 AM
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It's another step towards bombing Iran so I imagine they see it as a success.
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Anonymous, at 9:12 AM
At the same time, though, I think it represents an abandonment of the international process, so bombing would have more ramifications.
Not saying that would stop them, just saying the fallout would be even worse.
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mikevotes, at 1:45 PM
worse fallout?? you mean even worser then the nukular fallout that will come...?
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Anonymous, at 5:35 PM
The administration is just goose-stepping down the same choreographed path that brought us to Iraq.
Consideration of other nations doesn't figure into their calculus. In fact at this point I think they take a certain messianic pride in going it alone... or at least pride in not treating other nation's as peers.
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-epm, at 6:25 PM
Anon, At least with Iraq, a lot of countries felt they had some blame for letting it go. That will not be the case on Iran. It'll truly put the US out alone.
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EPM, I agree. It's like how Bush will cite his low approval numbers as some proof he's doing something right.
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mikevotes, at 6:30 PM
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