Confusing diplomacy with surrender

Stressing diplomacy instead of practicing it


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Confusing diplomacy with surrender
by siam.alizadeh
31-Oct-2007
 

Answering a question about her vote on recent resolution on Iran Senator Clinton offered a detailed description of the resolution, which she said stressed robust diplomacy that could lead to imposing sanctions against Iran. French Foreign minister Dr. Kouchner told reporters that he believes in diplomacy. Secretary Rice also emphasizes the importance of diplomacy in dealing with Tehran and so does Prime Minister Brown and every European politician. The life is beautiful and the world seems sensible. Except for one tiny little bit of detail!

Who is actually practicing this diplomacy? Secretary Rice? Not yet. She says that she is ready to meet her Iranian colleague, if Iran stops its enrichment program. However she was absent when Iran made an offer in 2004 and before that in 2003. Iran's position is clear it does not stop enrichment, at least not publicly.

Iran is open to unconditional talks and negotiations and its diplomatic service has sent out offers that could have been the foundation for a compromise. Secretary Rice has not acted upon those offers. The response to Iran’s offers has been something like: "We do not talk to evil." Not very promising for further diplomatic contacts, wouldn't you say so?

Dr. Kouchner? Well at least he met Mr. Mottaki of Iranian government in New York City, just recently. The meeting would have been more fruitful, if France was not so adamant about new sanctions. It does seem creativity and innovation of this co-founder of Doctors without Borders rest within the realm of building barriers instead of dealing with delicate issues that need compromise and realpolitik. So far French chief diplomat main job has been ridiculing IAEA announcement on lack of evidence regarding Iran’s intentions to build a bomb.

Is there anyone in Foreign Office who enjoys some realpolitik and exercise of diplomacy? It seems the Britons do not know what they exactly want. They backed the French and some say they even back a military strike, but not publicly. The only foreign minister who knows his way to Tehran is Russian foreign affair minister Mr. Lavrov. We still have to see if his diplomatic efforts would bear fruit.

As a matter of fact the only person who dared to deal with Iran diplomatically has been Mr. Mohammad El Baradei, the director of UN watchdog, IAEA. After a successful round of negotiations with Iran he secured a commitment from Iranian side to resolve its issue with IAEA. The following negotiations have been successful. The resident emissaries in Vienna walked to his office to express their dissatisfaction with him thus awarding him for his diplomatic efforts.

Presently to any observer it does not seem that administration seeks a diplomatic approach or a diplomatic solution or follows a diplomatic agenda with Iran. When last week USA announced more sanctions on Iran Secretary Rice emphasized that she is committed to diplomacy and these sanctions are diplomatic instruments.

One wonders if Secretary Rice confuses diplomacy with surrender. As the head of USA diplomatic service Secretary Rice has not initiated an offer, has not advocated a diplomatic agenda. Sanctions are not and have never been diplomatic instruments. They have been means to reduce an adversary’s strength to ensure his weakness and his unconditional surrender.

So many foreign policy officials have managed to evade answering one simple question: why no one is actually talking to Iran? For a long time it has been apparent that the USA has the golden key to resolve this situation and to avoid war and to safe guard her own interests and to take one giant step toward stability in the Middle East and particularly in Iraq. However instead of working its issues with Iran, the administration has preferred to increase the heat and to pave the road toward a confrontation. To many Secretary Rice frequent emphasis on diplomacy might seem to be only a smoke screen behind which the administration is gearing up for its third war.

Diplomacy has its own precise definition, it is not dictating terms, it is not demanding a surrender and it is not avoiding negotiations. It is time to remind politicians and diplomats alike that soldiers plan for wars not politicians and certainly not diplomats. It is time for politicians to start practicing diplomacy instead of stressing it. Stressing diplomacy is not diplomacy... even in the medieval time they would have send an emissary by now!


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Bomb Iran Now!!!

by kouroush Sassanian (not verified) on

Free Iranians as the German were freed!!! Bomb Iran Now!!!

And, please don't delete this post - koskesh and I am reluctant to say so..but it is for good measure so you don't remove this post.


Bavafa

divide and rule

by Bavafa on

Classic "divide and rule" case here in the comment section. It is just amazing for me how these people can fall into such traps and sell themselves and advocate attach on another country, not to mention presumably their mother land.

Mehrdad


Abarmard

Well Said

by Abarmard on

I think this is the truth behind what is happening with Iran and the west. So called diplomacy. Well said and good points.


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Thats the neocon agenda

by Alborzi (not verified) on

Just like the Iraq war, people assume it was launched
based on erroneous reports. In fact there is clear evidence that it was planned all along and the doctored evidence was to satisfy the doubters. The red necks still like it and kill for it.

Hillary's vote was authority to start another war, she wants to pull a Liberman, enough neocons support her that even if she looses the liberal she wins.

There is absolutely no justification for it, in fact it is
ridiculous.

And those Shahi's who think in that case they will have Iran back, that's not going to happen, US will continue the Iraq genocide there too. For historic basis they can look at Cambodia, they were free too.


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There's many faces to

by Diplomat (not verified) on

There's many faces to diplomacy......I think current diplomacy in the middle east is like chasing a cat to a corner and squeezing the life out of it. What do you think the cat will do?
It's very distrusting, brutal and ugly.


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i can not feel delighted to

by babak123 (not verified) on

i can not feel delighted to see bunch of american nerd & yapis or bunch of kicked out iranian are pissed of by article. the reason is that they know they are loosing. america is stuck in iraq, they see their american hero are getting bombed in iraq. every american soldier that is killed there is less force to fight iran. so while you are shouting bomb iran , it is actually you that get bombed right now. you can become artistic and shoe finger but the finger goes somewhere else.


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Start the war now, we can wait any more

by From Iran (not verified) on

Hitler is alive in Iran with his natzi SS converted to the new name of revoluntary guard.
No more diplomacy, enough is enough; only chicken shits talk about diplomacy all the time .
Start the war with Iran do not be afaied we will help you too so people in Iran can find the power to Genocide every Mullahs with them family and their supporters, in front of their eyes as revenge from this fascist government they abuseing us all the time.
Start the war now; all it needs is one nuclear bomb leave the rest to us to clean every mess and shit in country.
P.S Love from Iran to America.


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To Mehdi

by Anonymous^ (not verified) on

I am afraid this time Americans are right. The IR regime must go.


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How much IRI pays

by Cyrus- (not verified) on

Calculator;

if you have any doccument backing up your claim about Siam, then show it to us, if not then shut up.
A syndicated coloumnist by the name of William Armstrong was being paid $200,000 a year to write and speak in favour of Bush. Now that should not be too hard to find out.


Mehdi

Oil Prices Confuse "Diplomats"

by Mehdi on

Rice and others are not at fault. High oil prices is really distracting to them. Everytime oil prices go up, they feel the need to bring democracy to Iran! Don't we remember how Shah was demonized so that a revolution could start? This is the same story. Mullahs were great for as long as they didn't know what was going on. Now too many people in Iran are asking questions and you can see the price of oil rise again, so it is time for oil cartels to "bring democracy" to Iran. They use any excuse. They demonize Iranian regime (not that they need much help) and solicit support from other powers.

 

It wouldn't surprise me one bit to find out that they have paid or manipulated spies within Iranian regime to push for "nuclear energy" and the "wiping of Israel off the map" just so that they can justify their treacharous purpose. These "diplomats" can't be that stupid - or can they?  


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There is a good reason for no diplomacy

by verified but (not verified) on

The reason for lack of diplomacy on the part of the US is that if they pursue diplomacy then they might resolve the nuclear issue with Iran. That wouldn't be any good. Then they have to come up with another excuse to be hostile towards Iran. For as long as Iran does not have a US stooge like the Shah at the helm, the US will be hostile to Iran. End of story. The nuclear issue is just an excuse. If this gets resolved, there will be other excuses. Iran is paying the price of being independent.


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How much the IR pays its agents to write letters like this.....

by Calculator (not verified) on

Price of a barrel of Oil has reached about $90.0. The mullahs pump 5 million barrels a day. Mullahs' yearly revenue is about $165 Billion. Mullahs spend 0.05% of $165 Billion which is about $800 Million on their agents (e.g., Siam Alizadeh, Qumars Bolourchian, Foad, et al). With $800 Million, you can pay off many agents and thugs!!!

$800 Million/$20,000 per head = 40000 agents, thugs, killers, assassins, nochehs, letter writers, khayeh mals, etc.


Mehdi

Slave Polititians

by Mehdi on

They are either paid or manipulated to provoke war by those who profit from wars. Otherwise even a 12 year old could see that there is absolutely no intention of resolving this issue. Just a quick look at the mainstream media shows what the decision is. Hopefully articles like this will bring about some enlightment for people and turn attentions to the criminal scheme. 


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Bomb Mullahs Now!!!!

by Not Arabzadeh!!! (not verified) on

The Brits tried diplomacy with Germany and look where it got them. The Germans are a free people now, because the Nazi Regime was finally confronted with force.

Confront Mullahs with Bombs Now!!!! Free Iran Now!!!


Mehdi

Answer

by Mehdi on

From what I have heard IRI pays about half of what the governments supporting an attack on Iran pay - you know who they are. Don't change sides, you are making more. 


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Your article is so right!

by Ari (not verified) on

Dear Siam:

Thank you for writing on this subject.

I have been wondering what diplomacy are the U.S. and other western powers speaking about!! There has been no diplomacy! It simply has been you either stop uranium enrichment or we shall impose sanctions on you and if the sanctions don't work, then be prepard for an invasion!! This is considered diplomacy!!

And if you are stupid enough to give in to our demands without receiving anything in return then we shall give you the honor of sitting around the table with us and then we shall determine how we are going to screw you royally!!


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Question

by Anonymous01 (not verified) on

Does anybody know how much IRI is paying for each article?


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