French President Jacques Chirac either doesn’t mind Iranian nukes or is a fool (or both). He has warned the Iranians that unless they take European inducements and suspend their quest for nuclear bomb, the United Nations Security Council will have no choice but to take up the matter. More talk, that’s the ticket. Boy, Wes Craven is kicking himself for not thinking up anything half as scary as that for his movies. Come on Jacques, that’s the best you can do? A slap on the wrist with a wet noodle? If you really want compliance, just tell the mullahs that if they don’t abandon the A-bomb, you’ll have no choice but to tell George Bush “bombs away, cowboy!” Now that’s a threat they’ll take seriously.
With Jacques, the real message could be that for the right price, you’ll put the UN in charge and then block any moves there. At least, that’s what a student of history might conclude.
