U.S. confident of Iran sanctions

[ECH1969]

The U.S. diplomat heading crucial talks on Iran's nuclear ambitions has predicted full European support for a U.N. Security Council resolution that would allow sanctions or even force.

Speaking ahead of Tuesday's meeting in Paris, Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns told CNN that backing from France, Britain and Germany would see the implementation of a key U.N. resolution.

"I think you will see a serious Chapter 7 resolution emerge in the next couple of days at the United Nations," he said.

A resolution under the U.N. Charter's Chapter 7 makes any demands mandatory and paves the way for the use of sanctions and possibly force.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/05/02/iran.meeting/index.html

[Nickster]

1. Let me guess, "severe consequences" right? Argh. n/t

[asjr]

2. Yogi was right. Deja vu all over again.

[Oversea Visitor]

3. Going to get Veto

Then big fight among members
Then throw UN out of window .... broken x(

Then hey no more law do as like.

[Oversea Visitor]

4. Anyway we all watching

Do not be surprise you see the BIGGEST shutdown of all US interest worldwide.
Ever consider a sanctions by people all over the world on US products bush :rofl:
One kick in the balls by US we send you flying to the moon.

[Ghost Dog]

13. Dollar's fall, gas price rise hurts USA most badly;

But all world will feel pain, I think.

[Tempest]

17. Not so much anymore

There would be a world-wide economic slowdown, but with the gas and oil deals China and India (the two largest growing economies in the world) are making, they will be protected.

Latin American countries are protecting themselves by making trade deals with each other based upon barter and not U.S. currency.

[Tempest]

5. Read this carefully: "predicted full European support"

Russia and China are not Europe, and they do not support sanctions.

If Bush imposes sanctions, it will be without U.N. Security Council approval.

And that's illegal.

[Oversea Visitor]

6. Strike out Germany

dont think they go along

[Tempest]

7. I think they will

The rightwing government wants to mend ties with Bush and will go along with sanctions.

Also, Germany does very little trade with Iran so it won't hurt them.,

[Media_Lies_Daily]

9. Germany is in talks with Russia concerning this issue....

...and I believe Germany does quite a bit of business with both Russia and China.

[Tempest]

11. I don't believe this will have any bearing on Germany's decision

Unlike Bush, China and Russia put politics aside when it comes to economic prosperity.

I don't see Russia or China putting political pressure on Germany over an economic deal, it doesn't make sense.

Russia and China hold all the cards and don't need to put pressure on anyone.

[Oversea Visitor]

10. Didnt you hear about the new pipeline

Did you not hear Poland crying over it.

[Ghost Dog]

12. UN Security Council Membership in 2006

http://www.un.org/sc/members.asp

The Council is composed of five permanent members — China, France, Russian Federation, the United Kingdom and the United States — and ten non-permament members (with year of term's end):
Argentina (2006)
Congo (Republic of the) (2007)
Denmark (2006)
Ghana (2007)
Greece (2006)
Japan (2006)
Peru (2007)
Qatar (2007)
Slovakia (2007)
United Republic of Tanzania (2006)

So Germany does not (directly) count, I think.

[Tempest]

15. Not directly, but they count to Bush

Whether it's to try to show Bush has a coalition to support sanctions, or a coalition to support the use of force.

[Spazito]

8. Exactly, leaving out Russia and China in his certainty of support

means they know one or both will veto the call for sanctions. The US will not have Britain on board this time if they even suggest military force, Blair is a lame duck and his party wants him gone, preferably yesterday, imo.

[Rocknrule]

16. No it's not

He's the King of the World, remember?
:sarcasm:

[Norquist Nemesis]

14. A very interesting hearing on CSPAN about this right now

Very, very, very interesting.