Dissension In The U.N.
Recently in the United Nations there has been division on what actions to take in response to Iran’s continuing nuclear program. Certain countries such as China and Russia are arguing that the option of military action should be completely eliminated. While other countries mainly the Unites States claim that military action is our greatest threat against Iran and if we don’t have that option than Iran will not take the U.N. seriously. I can see why countries fear using a military invasion especially if Iran does develop nuclear warheads. But I do believe that taking a passive approach would not likely change Iran’s current actions. If the U.N. security counsel completely eliminated the option of military force no good will result. The government of Iran would likely see this as a sign of weakness and dissention in the U.N. They would continue their program as long as nobody took a serious stand against them. I also think that if we were to threaten them with military action they would likely submit to the U.N.’s wishes. I also believe that this decision might set a precedent for future actions the U.N. Security Counsel will take. Such as the nuclear program in North Korea. If we go soft on Iran that will send the signal to North Korea that the U.N. is afraid to back its words and they will continue to defy and ignore the U.N.’s orders.
posted by Anonymous @ 11/16/2006 10:02:00 PM
1 Comments:
It's a catch 22 if I've ever heard of one. If the US gets more...forceful about its distaste for an Iranian nuclear program, then the US gets condemned in the UN as a rather rash country that's incapable of diplomacy. But if the UN drags its collective feet over how to approach the problem, then Iran and N. Korea see that the UN is tied up by its own red tape and further their programs and might use nuclear missiles to attack their enemies; I don't know about you, but that Kim Jong Il character strikes me as very unstable. Certainly confrontation isn't the immediate problem, but the UN should give their requests some more backbone that the simple embargoes and sanctions. Perhaps an ultimatum could work...
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