Efforts to impose massive new sanctions on Iran at any and all opportunities saw a surprising failure today when the European Union failed to impose a full oil embargo on the nation, a move officials hoped would “cripple” their economy.
The justification for the embargo wasn’t entirely clear, and British officials pushed it as having something to do with the Syrian government’s crackdown on protesters, as well as an attack on the British embassy which US officials have said doesn’t appear to have been backed by the Iranian government.
France blamed the failure to impose the embargo on Greece, which buys considerable oil from Iran. They said efforts to convince everyone of the embargo will continue, with efforts to find Greece another source of oil taking center stage.
So far the anti-Iran sanctions have done considerable damage to the nation’s civilian economy, but has actually bolstered government-owned businesses, which were able to better circumvent the measures. The oil embargo has been controversial because while officials agree it would really stick it to Iran, it would likely also do massive damage to the world’s energy market at a time when the global economy is still struggling.
so their strategy to end Irans crucial nuclear energy program which is badly needs to stop normal power outages around the country is to starve the people into overthrowing their government?
which for the iranian people comes down to 2 choices
1) starve now
2) sit in darkness until your oil runs and and then starve
The Armani-dressed f*ckers should start to look after the Euroeconomy first (which they can't) instead of letting themselves being used as tools for various interests (which they have no problem with, apparently).
It's rather bizarre. Do they not read the IAEA reports and see there is nothing there? Do they not have advisors telling them this is all hogwash? Do they fear Obama will spank them at the next G-whatever meeting? Is this a quid-pro-quo for something? Like the Fed HELPING OUT THE EUROZONE, MAYBE? MAYBE??
Yeah, cutting your own flesh and making sure energy prices soar sure is a good idea. One could as well raise taxes. Oh wait…
The main reason for all these embargos, sanctions, missile defense shields, threats of war, is all based on the huge liesof Israel that Iran is building Nukes. France, US, and other countries also parrot those lies and the political side of those governments actually believe their own lies.
Of course the anti-Iran sanctions have done considerable damage to the nation’s civilian economy. That´s the American way, we continuously target and attack innocent civilians, and our weapons of choice are: Sanctions, drones, bombs, mines, assassinations, torture, renditions, etc. Although we defy the rest of the world´s humanitarian ban on the use of mines and cluster bombs, we find it unfair when mines and bombs are planted along the sides of roads.
Perhaps I´m exaggerating here, but I see little difference between the actions of Nazi Germany and the USI today. Oh yes; we had our Holocaust through the ethnic cleansing of the original Americans. Proportionately, the killing of 3 million human beings during the Vietnam War could also be seen as a Holocaust, no? Those poor folks were burned alive, while the victims of the Nazis were cremated after being gassed, and execution by gas is legal in America.
What have we become?