Sadly for the Brussels-bred sophisticates, the Iranians won't keep their mouths shut long enough to draft the surrender papers. Every time the Iranians say something they earnestly believe, the Euros have to feign outrage and set down their quill pens for a week until the furor settles down and the surrendering can continue.
What is perhaps more interesting than the Iranian slips of the tongue over Israel and Jews generally is their reaction when called on the original comments:
Iran's top nuclear negotiator, Ali Larijani, said the Russian proposal that the two nations enrich uranium in Russian territory could not ignore Iran's right to carry out enrichment at home.
"It's not logical for a country to put the fate of its nation at the disposal of another country even if it's a friend. You can meet part of your fuel needs from abroad," Larijani said on state-run television late Sunday.
"History and experience show that if you don't have technology, you will damage your independence," he said.
Larijani also warned of a "crushing" response if its nuclear and military facilities were attacked by the U.S. or Israel.
"If there is any truth in such talks, Israel will suffer greatly. It's a very small country within our range," he said.
The story that Iran is only pursuing peaceful nuclear energy technology is hard to reconcile with statements like this. A "crushing" response--because Israel is "very small" and within range--where Israel will "suffer greatly"? Wow, you can do a lot of damage by lobbing small nuclear-powered electric generating plants mounted on the nose cones of ballistic missiles! When those suckers hit, they bounce a bit and roll, injuring scores.
We simply cannot let these nutcases get nuclear weapons. The gates of Hell will truly be opened if we do nothing and watch them go nuclear.
And time is running out. Happy New Year.
