Iran looks to China for backing in nuclear dispute

[NNN0LHI]

http://www.sbpost.ie/post/pages/p/story.aspx-qqqid=7075-qqqx=1.asp

14 August 2005 By Salar Ghahramani

Iran's decision to resume its uranium conversion activities signals a major shift in the country's foreign policy under the newly-inaugurated conservative president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. snip

For China, Iran's vast oil and gas reserves are a reliable and constant source of energy, especially because the market's most powerful players – Exxon Mobil, Chevron-Texaco and other American companies - are barred from drilling in Iran due to the existing US sanctions.

In the past 15 months, China has signed a number of energy contracts with Iran, including a 25-year agreement valued at more than $100 billion over the next decade. That deal gives Chinese companies a51-percent interest in the vast Yadavaran oilfield, Iran's biggest onshore field.

Under the agreement's additional terms, Chinese engineers and excavation specialists will be helping Iran develop its South Pars fields in the Persian Gulf, the largest natural-gas reserve on the planet. Iran shares the South Pars fields with its small Gulf neighbour, Qatar.

Soon after this agreement was signed, Li Zhaoxing, the Chinese foreign minister, paid a visit to Iran, saying that China saw “no reason'‘ to refer Iran's nuclear programme to the United Nations. Such comments from a Chinese official are good news for Iran, because China sits on the United Nations' Security Council, the only body that can impose economic sanctions on member states.

[Mikimouse]

1. Hey, Mr. Bring it on! What do you think of them apples?

[havocmom]

2. See Geroge. See George read the headline. See George crap his pants

[Miss Chybil]

4. I don't think he's smart enough to know when to crap his pants.

He's always too busy staying the course.

[KaryninMiami]

5. Unfortunately, George is not crapping his pants.

My guess is neither are any of the other necons who believe that regardless of who sides with Iran, we are the chosen people and we will be successful in our takeover, one by one, of the middle east countries. And if by chance we blow it and get blown up by an error in their judgement, it's no matter to them because they have the confidence of the Rapture which in their sick minds, means they will return.
It's a planet, not an empire. Too bad Bush and his team don't see it that way. Too bad for us and too bad for the rest of the world.

[shraby]

6. Not to mention the heavily fortified and provisioned

bunkers they can hide out in. They wouldn't have to come up for air until the last nuke has exploded.

[readmylips]

14. Hee...heee...this reminds me of Bill Maher on 7wives....

program. A woman called to say, 'I have seen and spoken to Jesus faces to faces. Bill Maher, what to you intend to say to Jesus when you come face to face with Him?" Bill replied, 'Lady, you need to report to Bellevue Hospital right away." I fell to the floor laughing.

If you're from NY (NYC), you know that Bellevue Hospital has one of the largest building in the country dedicated to mental illness and research, since 1920.

[AngryOldDem]

16. You're giving him far too much credit...

...for having the common sense God gave the proverbial grapefruit. Bush just does not understand what fire he is playing with here by provoking Iran.

I always thought the Mideast was just biding its time until we got ourselves into such a hole that we would be easy pickings. With China in its corner, much of the military heavy lifting has already been done. If Bush thinks China will sit idly by while we pull another stunt like Iraq...well, I, for one, don't want to go there.

[madeline_con]

3. "Chest Beating Eagle, Threatening Dragon" coming soon to a...

battlefield near you.

You knew there'd be oil wrestling!!!

[Rainscents]

7. Well, lets see, First, it was Germany who is not backing and now,

China is not backing US... I wonder who's next? France, Brit, Australia, New Zealand... list will go on. Bring it on, George!

[Ouabache]

8. Britains Snow is backing away too

here>>

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1699998


BUT DON'T FORGET ABOUT POLAND !!

[daleo]

9. So, how many ICBMs does China really have?

I have heard about 50 or so. But, I doubt we really get the full picture. Now that they have sent people into space, we know they have a pretty fair rocketry capacity, anyway.

PNAC may figure it can crawl out of the rubble and yell "we win".

[JanusAscending]

10. Let's just see what Georgies' boy Bolton can do with this dilemma!

:freak: eom

[wli]

11. the Shanghai Cooperation Organization answers

That's a big army...

[NYC]

12. Has the Bush family invested in Chinese oil companies?

Bush, China, Carlyle, ambassadorship. Could be.

[lovuian]

13. I see WWIII coming!!! And Bush actually wants it!!!

The Chineese see America as weak and so does Iran!!!

I'm not surprised at all!!!

[readmylips]

15. Here's the 'uniter' again....

...God Bless America...and to Hell with everyone else.