The Coming Failure On Iran

The Obama administration’s positive tone following its first diplomatic encounter with Iran covers a deep and growing gloom in Washington and European capitals. Seven hours of palaver in Geneva haven’t altered an emerging conclusion: None of the steps the West is considering to stop the Iranian... Full Story »

Posted by Manfred Ostrowski - via Fair Spin (Right), Memeorandum

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Manfred Ostrowski
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by Manfred Ostrowski - Oct. 3, 2009

Jackson Diehl offers a quite pessimistic article concerning Iran's nuclear program to Washington Post readers. He does not expect any of the options considered so far by the U.S. to work, so he predicts a long-term "containment" policy towards Iran, similar to cold war.

I think diplomacy and serious talks should continue - next year and in the years to come - until some security agreement with Iran is reached.

If by early next year we are getting nothing through diplomacy and sanctions, the entire policy is going to be revealed as a charade.

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