Iran Nuclear Watch: United Nations Ambassador John Bolton – “Iran’s Nuclear Threat – Just Like 9/11”

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton departs from a meeting of the UN Security Council’s five permanent members to discuss Iran at the U.S. Mission to the UN, near the UN headquarters in New York, March 15, 2006. Iran came under new pressure to halt its suspected nuclear weapons programs on Tuesday when the U.S. and its allies took the issue to the full U.N. Security Council and Russia pursued its own initiative in talks in Moscow.

Reuters: Bolton compares Iran threat to Sept 11 attacks

The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, John Bolton, on Wednesday compared the threat from Iran’s nuclear programs to the September 11 terror attacks on the United States.

“Just like September 11, only with nuclear weapons this time, that’s the threat. I think that is the threat,” Bolton told ABC News’ Nightline program.

“I think it’s just facing reality. It’s not a happy reality, but it’s reality and if you don’t deal with it, it will become even more unpleasant.”

Bolton ratcheted up the rhetoric as the five veto-holding members of the U.N. Security Council failed again to reach agreement on how to curb Iran’s nuclear ambitions after a fifth round of negotiations.

Russia and China are resisting proposals from Britain, France and the United States for a council statement that would express “serious concern” about Iran’s nuclear program and asks it to comply with demands from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The statement does not threaten sanctions.

Of course, Iran’s nuclear program is comparable to Al Qaeda’s 9/11 attacks but Iran is perhaps a worse threat to America. What if Iran decided to lob a nuclear tipped Shahab-3 missle into American troops in Iraq or at a United States aircraft carrier patrolling the Persian Gulf? What about Jerusalem? Tel aviv?

And, also, NO surprise that China and Russia are resisting United Nations Security Council actions.

At the same time foreign ministry officials from the five powers and Germany are considering meeting in New York on Monday to review strategy, diplomats said. Russia had previously proposed such talks in Vienna, seat of the IAEA.

This meeting will lay the foundation for an outside of the United Nations series of sanctions against Iran. The United States and its allies are coaxing the world community to condemn Iran and to isolate the country from the rest of the world. If this is successfully changes Iran’s nuclear ambitions, so be it. But, will it?

Doubtful…..

Stay tuned for tomorrow’s United Nations Security Council meeting in New York.

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