tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12265028.post3575224962788452943..comments2024-03-28T06:16:03.231-07:00Comments on China Matters: The Iran Endgame: Parallels with North KoreaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12265028.post-52287487860905229652007-03-20T11:12:00.000-07:002007-03-20T11:12:00.000-07:00Yes, asad, much discussion over the "cleaves" issu...Yes, asad, much discussion over the "cleaves" issue but with Biblical sanction on the Shibboleth issue, (as in "his tongue cleaves to the roof of his mouth")it can be used for "clinging or sticking". It will be interesting to see what happens when Ahminjead comes to speak in front of the UN in New York. It would overjoy the Russians and give them much face if he agreed to freeze the uranium program (by the way, it's been interesting how the whole issue of whether the Russians are pushing for a brief freeze (in tandem with a sanctions freeze); a temporary freeze (in which Tehran agrees to stop uranium enrichment for an indeterminant time while negotiations take place); and a permanent freeze (in which Iran simply abandons its uranium enrichment plans) has been muddied up in the accounts I've read. But I would not think it was a good idea for Russia to clumsily pressure Iran by holding up work on the Bushehr reactor and also going public with that tactic. Similar Russian intransigence was at the root of the USSR-PRC split in 1959. I agree that Iran wants a deterrent, and having its chain publically yanked by Russia will probably strengthen their resolve.China Handhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07137884672692120783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12265028.post-9697759607900745432007-03-16T10:07:00.000-07:002007-03-16T10:07:00.000-07:00"ball and cleaves fanatically" I think you mean cl..."ball and cleaves fanatically" I think you mean clings not cleaves.<BR/><BR/>Iran is not really that much of a client state to Russia, they would much rather have a relationship with China than with Russia. <BR/><BR/>And there won't be any come to allah moment for Iran, there might be pauses in the nuclear program but no matter what government is in charge they will pursue a path to obtain the capability to produce nuclear deterrent, the Iran-Iraq war casts a long shadow over the population.Asadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09540705462902596122noreply@blogger.com