Dangerous Game: The Next Round of the U.S.-Iran Nuclear Face-Off
Time / Tony Karon
21-Nov-2009 (one comment)

President Barack Obama spent much of his time in Asia warning Iran that his patience for nuclear diplomacy is wearing thin. "Iran has taken weeks now and has not shown its willingness to say yes to this proposal," Obama said Thursday in Seoul, referring to a deal under which Iran would export the bulk of its stock of enriched uranium to Russia for conversion into reactor fuel. "And so, as a consequence we have begun discussions with our international partners about the importance of having consequences."

 

But Friday's meeting in Brussels between representatives of the group of Western powers, Russia and China that has been negotiating with Iran produced little indication that new sanctions may be imminent if Iran continue to prevaricate. The difficulty facing Washington in mustering

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Exhausting

by Omid B on Sat Nov 21, 2009 03:29 PM PST

Obama's approach to this problem, like problems before, is exhausting and a bore. Why do we have to go through this posturing with every negotiation? There is something wrong with the whole approach. I can't take much more of this deadline-oriented, ultimatumism. 

 

Yours,

Omid


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