Iran and the Bomb

Do pardon the lack of posts, the Cantankerous Camel was taking a short break but is now back and grumbling.

Check out this leader at the Daily Telegraph which discusses the ludicrous charade that is the UN. Particularly amusing was Kofi Annan's recent journey to Iran where he announced that Iran was ready for 'serious' talks about its nuclear programme but would not suspend uranium enrichment.

For my part, I am bewildered by the West's utterly craven, timorous and spiritless attitude to this immense threat? It's so blindingly obvious what Iran's intentions are yet the appeasers and capitualtors of the West just aren't willing to do take the requisite action because either they would like to see a change in the balance of power in the Middle East against Israel (which I'm sure France would love) or they are just too gutless to take the painful measures which are needed to solve the problem, severe economic sanctions to begin with (which would badly hurt Western economies because of their dependence on oil) or failing that air-strikes against Iranian nuclear targets which would not be easy and would doubtless incur Western military casualties.

Even the U.S. is clearly very hesitant because of the debacle that is Iraq and the vulnerbaility of that country to Iranian incitement and provocation. Israel is rapidly becoming isolated from the 'international community' regarding the necessity to face Iran down and it seems that the world is now resigned to the fait accompli that Iran will eventually build a nuclear weapon. I forsee the 'international community' abandoning its attempt to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, Israel undertaking a limited military campaign against Iran's nuclear installations with the support but not the participation of America, which may set-back the Iranian nuclear timetable for a few years.

Such an operation by Israel would lead to a renewed attack by Hizballah and probably missile strikes from Syria as well which will cause Israel much damage and many casualties. However, this is preferable to facing a nuclear Iran which would either fire nuclear missiles at Israel or give them to Hizballah, Islamic Jihad or Hamas to do their dirty work for them