The sum of all our fears still remains. When North Korea had finally lessened its adamant stand on pursuing its bellicose nuclear program,—-allowing onsite inspection of suspected facilities within its territory—-I have thought then that the world could heave a sigh of relief, even for just a moment. But the nuclear menace whipped back with thunderous noise when French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner issued recently a very strong statement concerning Iran’s hesitation to forego of its nuclear ambition. “We have to prepare for the worst” Kouchner had said and “the worst” means military action against Iran. In fact, this has gotten the Russian Foreign Minister so up on his feet and quickly admonished the idea of war against Iran as very dangerous and risky.
Such “warmonging” statements from the French Foreign Minister; this only means that the EU had not been achieving anything palpable in its intense negotiation and bargaining with Iran. This is so discouraging knowing how EU had been so evidently confident before about the talks, promising that they would result to a most ideal compromise. EU had even been so critical of President Bush for being too fast on his gun when White House had been hinting of airstrikes against suspected nuclear facilities inside Iran since last year. Now, EU seems to have raised up its hands and given up. Cracks in the talks between EU and Iran had finally showed like an ugly head from some infamous box. And it seems to me that the main thrust to stifle Iran’s threat—-as well as that of North Korea’s—-had fizzled out in a jiffy and threatens to blow away so completely.
This Friday in fact, the United Nation Security Council is set to convene in order to size-up possible sanctions against Iran, increasing pressure against it to desist from its ardent uranium enrichment activities. And most of EU seems to conform to the imposition of new and more stringent sanctions although Russia is quick to point out that a military solution would be highly unadvisable anytime soon. The Iran issue is clearly on a tightrope and because of this, the nuclear menace remains alive and kicking. It’s sad. Very, very sad and alarming.
In connection with this, Israeli warplanes had allegedly busted a target in Syria that had appeared so likely to be nuclear-related structures. The U.S. government had in fact been privy of this Israeli information and had taken serious action on it. If the Syria nuclear case proves to be not merely a fabrication, then the present nuclear problem becomes three-fold as U.S. intelligence had confirmed the presence of North Koreans in Damascus even when nuclear connection had been repeatedly denied by both Syria and North Korea.
Iran, North Korea and now Syria—-these three nations becomes focal to the nuclear problem that continues to haunt us. I hope the right steps would be undertaken to control this growing threat to world peace and safety. One or ones that would not have to reach the point of military action or anything near it.
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