You know, the Chinese and the Russians are not stupid. They can see through an imbecile President like the United States of America voted in. While Barack Hussein Obama vowed to sit down and negotiate with the Iranians on the nuclear weapon issue, when the Iranians were proven to be hiding a second nuke facility, Obama decided to throw out a little "toughness" on the issue and threatened stronger sanctions for the Iranians. The Russians just got done balking at that idea and sent Hillary Clinton shuffling back to Washington, D.C. and now, the Chinese Premier has told the whole world that he sees his country's relationship with Iran growing stronger than ever before. So, the net result is that both Russia and China have signalled to the U.S. and western Europe that they can take those harsher sanctions on Iran and shove them.
From the article at Yahoo News:
So, let me diagnose this whole situation a bit. It was 21 days ago that it was revealed by the U.S. that Iran had purposely hidden that second nuke facility. Nations in the West were outraged, Russia actually condemned it mildly and China was silent. At that point in time, if Barack Hussein Obama has ordered a U.S. bombing of those nuke sites, either alone or in tandem with Israel, there would have been ZERO complaint from any nation in the world ...well, perhaps save for Syria, Lebanon and North Korea (and who gives a fuck about them?). We could have solved the whole Iran problem in one day. But no, Barack Hussein Obama decided, at that time, to offer up a veiled threat of new sanctions BUT AT THE SAME TIME, he kept the upcoming negotiations with Iran ON THE TABLE. This sent a message to both Russia and China that there was no way in hell that the U.S. would even consider a military operation on Iran and it also messaged that Obama would probably waver totally on any threat of sanctions.
Let's face it...the Russians and Chinese saw very clearly that Ahmadinejad had Obama wrapped around his inbred finger and if they were smart, since Iran stood to win this whole faceoff, they would shore up their agreements for oil and arms with the Iranians. In other words, Russia and China are back to day to day relations and operations with the Iranians. And it is now obvious that if Obama actually DID grow a pair and decide on a military operation against the Iranians, it would now be met with outrage and perhaps action by both the Russians and Chinese.
Iran encapsulates either the total ineptness of the Obama Administration in the area of foreign policy and national defense or it confirms that Barack Hussein Obama is hellbent to purposely spiral the United States into a non-entity on the world stage. Either way, we're all fucked.
From the article at Yahoo News:
China, reluctant to isolate Iran in its standoff with the West over its nuclear program, will maintain cooperation with Tehran and foster "close coordination in international affairs," Premier Wen Jiabao said on Thursday.
Wen made the comments to the visiting First Vice President of Iran, Mohammad Reza Rahimi, in Beijing for a forum of Central Asian states, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
While the United States and European powers call for greater pressure behind demands that Tehran be transparent about its nuclear plans, Wen's comments suggested Beijing remained unwilling to risk its oil and investment ties with Iran by backing such demands.
So, let me diagnose this whole situation a bit. It was 21 days ago that it was revealed by the U.S. that Iran had purposely hidden that second nuke facility. Nations in the West were outraged, Russia actually condemned it mildly and China was silent. At that point in time, if Barack Hussein Obama has ordered a U.S. bombing of those nuke sites, either alone or in tandem with Israel, there would have been ZERO complaint from any nation in the world ...well, perhaps save for Syria, Lebanon and North Korea (and who gives a fuck about them?). We could have solved the whole Iran problem in one day. But no, Barack Hussein Obama decided, at that time, to offer up a veiled threat of new sanctions BUT AT THE SAME TIME, he kept the upcoming negotiations with Iran ON THE TABLE. This sent a message to both Russia and China that there was no way in hell that the U.S. would even consider a military operation on Iran and it also messaged that Obama would probably waver totally on any threat of sanctions.
Let's face it...the Russians and Chinese saw very clearly that Ahmadinejad had Obama wrapped around his inbred finger and if they were smart, since Iran stood to win this whole faceoff, they would shore up their agreements for oil and arms with the Iranians. In other words, Russia and China are back to day to day relations and operations with the Iranians. And it is now obvious that if Obama actually DID grow a pair and decide on a military operation against the Iranians, it would now be met with outrage and perhaps action by both the Russians and Chinese.
Iran encapsulates either the total ineptness of the Obama Administration in the area of foreign policy and national defense or it confirms that Barack Hussein Obama is hellbent to purposely spiral the United States into a non-entity on the world stage. Either way, we're all fucked.
Chinese Premier hails cooperation with Iran
BEIJING (Reuters) – China, reluctant to isolate Iran in its standoff with the West over its nuclear program, will maintain cooperation with Tehran and foster "close coordination in international affairs," Premier Wen Jiabao said on Thursday.
Wen made the comments to the visiting First Vice President of Iran, Mohammad Reza Rahimi, in Beijing for a forum of Central Asian states, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
While the United States and European powers call for greater pressure behind demands that Tehran be transparent about its nuclear plans, Wen's comments suggested Beijing remained unwilling to risk its oil and investment ties with Iran by backing such demands.
Wen, quoted by Xinhua, said China was willing "to maintain high-level contacts with Iran, encourage mutual understanding and confidence, promote practical cooperation between the two sides and close coordination in international affairs."
Wen also said: "China is willing to continue playing a constructive role in promoting peaceful resolution of the Iranian nuclear issue."
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu, speaking at a later news conference, gave no further details of any discussion between Wen and Rahimi about the nuclear dispute.
But Rahimi said Iran hoped to keep expanding economic and energy ties with China, Ma told reporters.
PUTIN'S WARNING
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, also in Beijing for the meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, warned on Wednesday against intimidating Iran and said talk of sanctions over its nuclear program was "premature.
Putin was speaking after U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton failed to secure any specific assurances from Russia on Iran during talks in Moscow.
Wen's comments left little doubt that China wanted to keep at arm's length possible Western demands for stiffer sanctions.
"The Sino-Iran relationship has witnessed rapid development ...and cooperation in trade and energy has widened and deepened," Wen told Rahimi, according to Xinhua.
Last month, Iran said it was building a hitherto undisclosed second uranium enrichment facility, drawing warnings from the West that Tehran had to come clean about its activities, which critics say could give it the means to assemble atomic weapons.
Iran says its nuclear activities are for peaceful ends and that it complies with international nuclear rules.
China has voiced concern about the enrichment plant, but urged nations to solve the latest flare-up through negotiations.
Growing energy ties bind China, the world's No. 2 crude oil consumer, and Iran, which has the world's second-largest crude oil reserves but needs investment to develop them. Iranian oil made up nearly 12 percent of China's crude imports last year.
Beijing's distaste for sanctions and appetite for Iran's oil mean it could use its power as a permanent member of the Security Council to soften any proposed resolution on the dispute.
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China and Russia's stance on Iran has not changed in 10 years -this is nothing new, the past 21 days makes no difference what so ever as far as those nations are concerned. China needs access to oil and for Russia Iran represents a good customer. Tieing this to Obama is grasping at straws.
If you think one air strike will fix this you are naive. Is America ready for another war right now, coupled with $10 a gallon gas? They don't call it the Persian Gulf for nothing. Maybe if we had not foolishly invaded Iraq - but not now. Why do you think Bush told the Israelis "no" when they wanted air strikes two years ago? Israel has more than enough nukes to deter Iran anyway.
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