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
This is a pundit piece, not a news article, so it is held to a lower standard, which it fails to meet. Diehl's point, having bought the administration line about Iran's supposed imminent threat to manufacture nuclear weapons (despite denails by a US intelligence assessment last year, and complete lack of evidence), is that sanctions, a military attack, and destabilizing the Iran government by backing the opposition won't work because Russia and China stand in the way, "buying the [Iranian] regime valuable time" - for what, he doesn't actually say. Somehow he fails to connect the dots - if violence and bullying won't work, why not try negotiating rather than dictating and arm-waving. This piece is utter tripe.
