From concerned to seriously concerned about Iran

Steve Chapman:

The G-8 nations are turning up the heat on Iran. While two weeks ago the Group of 8 industrial nations said they were "concerned" about Tehran's nuclear program, they declared Wednesday at their summit in Italy that now they are "seriously concerned" about Iran's atomic weapon ambitions.

Not "seriously concerned" enough to lay down tough sanctions. But "seriously concerned" enough to agree "to take stock of the situation" in Iran at a United Nations meeting in September.

OK, I'm too sarcastic. Diplomacy by its nature moves slowly and cautiously. No doubt the G-8 leaders want to halt Iran's weapons drive. That program, say several sources, now alarms even Russia, but, by all accounts, Moscow remains cool to tough measures against Tehran.

However sarcastic I may sound, think how the G-8 pronouncement plays in Tehran. It can only encourage the theocratic and military bosses to think they can string out any negotiations long enough to acquire a nuclear warhead for the increasingly longer range missiles they're testing.

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I think the UN conference is D-Day for Iran, but the regime is probably to full of itself to comprehend that they are making a career decisions at the September meeting. Ahmadinejad looks at the meeting as a stage for him to hawk his demagoguery and hopefully robe Obama onto the stage to act as a foil.

It really sounds like the administration and its allies are going to make the September meeting the one where Iran walks a way from a deal and into an attack by Israel that will not be stopped by anyone. Iran should be seriously concerned.

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