(Reuters) U.S. 'likely' to seek second Iran resolution: Rice

[Eugene]

U.S. 'likely' to seek second Iran resolution: Rice

By Arshad Mohammed
Reuters
Thursday, February 15, 2007; 9:38 PM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said
on Thursday it was likely Washington will seek another U.N. Security Council
sanctions resolution on Iran because of its nuclear program, but no decision
had been made.

"We are certainly exploring it and I think we probably think, at this point, it's
likely we would pursue one, but we haven't made the decision," Rice said in a
interview with U.S. newspaper reporters.

-snip-

Rice's comments were the clearest indication by a senior U.S. official that the
United States is seriously considering a second resolution on Iran, which
Washington accuses of seeking atomic weapons under the cover of a civil
nuclear program.

Iran says its program is for peaceful power generation.

"We are talking to the other parties about whether to do a second resolution
and what it might entail," Rice said, saying the first resolution -- which was
weaker than the United States had wanted -- had a "very profound effect"
within Iran.

-snip-

Full article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/15/AR2007021501839.html

[Selatius]

1. When Bush Co. felt they couldn't get a 2nd resolution on Iraq, they skipped the UN and went to war.

I doubt they will get a second resolution past China and Russia's veto.

[Jack Rabbit]

2. The superpowers try not to use their veto unless absolutely necessary

Frankly, I don't think they'll have to use it. Who is foolish enough to authorize Bush to go to war based on what he says?

[Nihil]

6. Make that "most superpowers try not to use their veto ..."

> Who is foolish enough to authorize Bush to go to war based on what he says?

Remind me of the House & Senate votes again please? :-)

[Amonester]

3. The BIG question remains, if (when) they'll commit the same ...

crime...

What will China and Russia DO this time????????? :nuke: :scared:

[MGD]

7. They won't do anything to us directly and especially not militarily.

Likely as not, they'll seek to apply pressure on us from an indirect route. More likely than that, they'll continue to buff Iran up in hopes of weakening us in a protracted and fruitless endeavor against their proxy. I think they might actually like to see us go to war with Iran for this very reason.

[sutz12]

4. Curious....

How did "I think we probably think" and "Rice's comments were the clearest indication by a senior U.S. official"
end up in the same article?

:shrug:

[EFerrari]

5. I was reading Howard Zinn today, and he was talking about how

despite the fact that LBJ and Nixon, especially, publicly said that anti war sentiment didn't influence them, that it most certainly did.

Just saying. :hi:

[Doondoo]

8. K&R