In a radical departure from their earlier stance, both Russia and China have joined with the EU and the United States in calling for UN action regarding Iran and its wayward nuclear program. For some time the Russians and the Chinese have opposed involving the United Nations in the stalemate, opting instead to call for another try at diplomacy.

The fact of the matter is diplomacy has been tried for 2 years now with no meaningful results. In the meantime, Iran has inched ever closer to the development of a nuclear arsenal, with which it can arm insurgents and radical Islamic terrorists around the world. With the Russians and the Chinese on board, however, it is now hoped that Iran will see the futility of further smokescreens. This hope, however, is premature. Iran has played both ends against the middle before and knows full well that Europe is anxious to avoid a conflict, China wants no disruption in oil flow to fuel its economic engine and Russia is salivating from profits scored by feeding Iran’s nuclear ambitions in the first place.

With this knowledge Iran should have no difficulty in stringing the Security Council along until it has fully developed a nuclear arsenal, just like North Korea, then the mullahs of Tehran will be able to call the shots. Even if decisive UN action is taken, which is highly unlikely, it is tantamount to nothing. Never before in the history of the world have sanctions succeeded in bringing a tyrant to terms. The only thing sanctions will do is strengthen the resolve of Iran’s tyrannical regime.

Indeed, with UN action, the Iranians will have scored a great victory in the world of radical Islam as they stand up to the West in the face of overwhelming circumstances. What the Iranians understand is force and a real threat of force, perhaps only one country, Israel, realizes that, but tiny Israel may have met its match when it comes to taking action and if they move to act as they most likely will, the world will surely be engulfed in terror the likes of which we have never before experienced.
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