Another irony

Submitted by Pat (United States), Nov 2, 2006 at 19:13

Not only are they not the targets, the larger nations (France, Russia and China) are some of Iran's key trading partners. They expect the US to protect THEIR commercial interests even as they rail against American "cowboys" or unilateralism. One minute they want us to work with "allies" and the next minute it's only the US that can save the world. Which is it?

Sorry, we can't afford it any longer. If they want to protect their interests, they can read Iran the riot act. These countries have their own militaries and they are perfectly capable of letting Iran know the score. Not only that, they're not an ocean away. If Iran still pursues nukes and attacks Israel or the US, then France, Russia and China can accept the consequences. It's time for the US to cease and desist being the world's policeman, unless these nations are willing to pay us a salary for doing so.

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