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Al the Pundit was brutal on Tony Blair threatening Iran with its favorite mosquito, the United Nations –
Blair threatens to bring out the big gun —a UN resolution
He had no idea just how funny this would turn out. Mr. Blair? I’ve got your “international condemnation” right here:
The U.N. Security Council expressed “grave concern” Thursday over Iran’s seizure of 15 British sailors and marines and called for an early resolution of the escalating dispute, but Iran’s chief international negotiator suggested the captives might be put on trial.
The council’s statement wasn’t as tough as Britain had hoped, though, and the divide seemed to deepen.
The Security Council’s statement was a watered-down version of a stronger draft sought by Britain to “deplore” Iranian actions and urge the immediate release of the prisoners, primarily because Russia and South Africa opposed putting blame on the Tehran regime, diplomats said.
Poor Mr. Blair can’t even get the Security Council — the General Assembly? give me a break — to ringingly condemn an act of piracy and kidnapping on the high seas! It would be interesting to run a test of what exactly Russia — oh, please, South Africa? give me a break — will go along with the West on in the U.N. these days. Nuvo-imperial Russia has become the perfect weathervane of which direction is the wrong side on just about every issue.
I just love it, all the history we’ve had since the end of history!
UPDATE: Cold Fury is brutal and more brutal on the sight of Britannia’s waterlogged capitulation.
