"Iran is violating international obligations and norms. It is becoming a pariah state," Robert Einhorn, the State Department senior adviser for non-proliferation and arms control, told a news conference in the South Korean capital.
Iran is "becoming" a pariah state. Really? "Becoming?"
I suppose in a diplomatic world where nothing Before Obama counts, you can conclude that Iran is becoming a pariah state. An extended open hand and a perfectly lovely speech in Cairo have proven that Iran is disturbingly immune to the soothing balms of hope and change. What else could you conclude?
After pounding my forehead into a wall repeatedly over the last three years, I find it hardly hurts at all.
I sometimes think our diplomats couldn't pour smart diplomacy out of a boot if the instructions were written on the heel.