"Because of a diplomatic effort to insist that Iran meet its obligations, the Iranian government now faces tougher sanctions and tighter sanctions than ever before".
Although sanctions are having an effect on the Iranian economy and have caused Iran to reduce aid to Hezbollah by 40% (see: http://jgcaesarea.blogspot.com/2011/01/lebanon-un-hariri-tribunal-and-crisis.html), sanctions are having no effect on Iran's efforts to manufacture an atomic weapon, as evidenced by the swift failure of the P5+1 talks in Istanbul, brokered by her Hideousness Catherine Ashton, this past weekend. Also note what Israel's new head of Military Intelligence, Maj-Gen. Aviv Kohavi, told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Tuesday:
"The sanctions have had an impact on the Iranian economy, but they have had no impact on Iran’s nuclear program."
See: http://www.jpost.com/IranianThreat/News/Article.aspx?id=205165
Let's be honest: Obama has done almost nothing to stop the Iranian drive for nuclear weapons, and his wavering, perceived as impotence throughout the Middle East, is destabilizing Lebanon, Jordan and Egypt. Yesterday's rioting in Egypt, which led to three deaths, has Israel worried that the Muslim Brotherhood might ultimately succeed in deposing Mubarak.
Might Iran gain control of the Suez Canal? Chicken Little telling you that the sky is falling, or is this no longer such an outlandish scenario?
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