And the world yawns, even as it teeters on the brink. “Iran’s leader orders higher enrichment of uranium,” by Nasser Karimi for the Associated Press, February 7 (thanks to Sr. Soph):
TEHRAN, Iran – Iran’s president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ordered his country’s atomic agency on Sunday to begin the production of higher enriched uranium, a move that’s likely to deepen international skepticism about the country’s real intentions on the crucial issue of enriched uranium.
Ahmadinejad’s latest pronouncement on the issue of enriched uranium coincided with a call Sunday by U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates for the international community to rally together to pressure Iran into abandoning its nuclear program.
Speaking to reporters during a weeklong European tour, Gates said that “if the international community will stand together and bring pressure” on Iran, “I believe there is still time for sanctions to work.”
This idiocy is astounding.