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General Category => 3DHS => Topic started by: Richpo64 on September 25, 2007, 04:26:51 PM
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Sarkozy says letting Iran go nuclear could cause war
Reuters - Tuesday, September 25 05:06 pmUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -
Allowing Iran to acquire nuclear weapons could destabilize the world and lead to war, French President Nicolas Sarkozy told the United Nations on Tuesday.
In his maiden speech to the U.N. General Assembly, Sarkozy said: "There will be no peace in the world if the international community falters in the face of nuclear arms proliferation."
Iran was entitled to nuclear power for civilian purposes, he said, "but if we allow Iran to acquire nuclear weapons, we would incur an unacceptable risk to stability in the region and in the world".
In a broader warning against the dangers of appeasement, the new French leader said: "Weakness and renunciation do not lead to peace. They lead to war."
Iran insists its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes, but the West suspects the Islamic Republic of enriching uranium to develop a nuclear weapons capability.
Underlining French support for tougher sanctions against Tehran, sought by the United States but opposed by Russia and China, Sarkozy said: "We can only resolve this crisis by combining firmness with dialogue."
In an interview with the New York Times published on Monday, Sarkozy said that if the U.N. Security Council was unable to agree on further financial sanctions, the European Union should take its own measures to raise pressure on Iran.
French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner caused an outcry last week by saying if diplomacy failed to stop Iran's nuclear program, the world should prepare for the worst -- war.
But Sarkozy appeared to deliver the same message in a coded form, without mentioning the possibility of military action to prevent Iran achieving a nuclear capability.
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it is wonderful the French have recently elected a leader that will not pander to terror supporting Muslims
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Wah!
What's the matter, gutless? Would Ronnie cry and having to do another cold war?
Wah! Iran has the bomb!! We can't threaten them as much!! Wah!
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Brass, stop being a twit :-\
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Brass, stop being a twit :-\
So, you afraid of going into another cold war?
Gosh, Ronnie would hang his head in shame to hear that. What with having won the first one so handily all by his lonesome by telling Mr. Gorbachov to tear down that wall.
Wow, that was some powerful blowharding speechifyin'!
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Brass, stop being a twit :-\
So, you afraid of going into another cold war?
Ummm, no. I'm also no fan of ridiculous hyperbolic rhetoric, that has no context what-so-ever to current discussions
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Brass, stop being a twit :-\
So, you afraid of going into another cold war?
Ummm, no. I'm also no fan of ridiculous hyperbolic rhetoric, that has no context what-so-ever to current discussions
Cry me a river.