Armageddon Worried, Part III

After the IAEA reports that Iran sought and obtained plans for an A-bomb, the big boys in the UN Security Council decide it's time to take Iran to the woodshed.

Iran to Be Reported to Security Council

LONDON, Jan. 30 -- The five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council -- the United States, Britain, France, Russia and China -- along with Germany, agreed Monday night to report Iran to the Security Council over its nuclear program.

The decision, reached in London through a compromise with Russia and China, was a victory for the United States and its European allies, who had pressed for the matter to be sent to the council. But Russia and China were able to soften the agreement by stipulating that the Security Council not take up the matter until March. That gives Iran more time to comply with U.N. nuclear inspectors and avoid the threat of sanctions.

This is a problem the Bush administration ignored because they were too busy sifting sand looking for non-existent nukes next door in Iraq. Now we face another standoff, followed by the usual ultimatum, followed by Iran calling our bluff, followed by war with no one left to fight it. Lovely.

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