Gemeinsam schwach

Monday, December 3, 2007
Von Michael Kreutz

Gemeinsam sind wir schwach: Eine Studie von Oxford Analytica kommt zu dem Ergebnis, dass aus einem strikten Kurs der EU gegenüber dem Mullah-Regime nichts wird.

Stricter sanctions? Within the EU3, Germany has opposed the imposition of E.U. in addition to existing U.N. sanctions on Iran. The United Kingdom and France–the latter since the election of President Nicolas Sarkozy–are both pushing for the imposition of such sanctions. More broadly, Italy, Spain and Austria–all important trading partners of Iran–have expressed support for the German position, arguing that the only effect of additional E.U. sanctions would be to leave the way open for China to take their place in terms of economic relations with Iran.

Meines Wissen hatten schon vor einigen Jahren, also noch vor der Atomkrise, Italien unter Berlusconi und Griechenland unter Simitis eine Annäherung der EU an den Iran betrieben. So gesehen ist das, was sich gegenwärtig abzeichnet, nur konsequent. John Bolton, ehemaliger US-Botschafter bei den Vereinten Nationen, wiederum glaubt, dass sein Land sich von der europäischen Diplomatie habe anstecken lassen:

The problem, says Bolton, is that the CIA has become “gun-shy”. The US has deferred to the “EU three” – Britain, France and Germany – which for four years have tried to negotiate Iran out of its nuclear weapons. They have failed: “This is a case study of why diplomacy is not cost-free. That effort at failed negotiations has given Iran more than four years to perfect the complex science and technology it needs for nuclear weapons.”

Würde ein präventiver Angriff auf vermutete Atomanlagen innerhalb des Iran die Region wirklich in eine Katastrophe stürzen?

He compares the example of Israel’s recent bombing raid on a supected nuclear facility in Syria: “Look at the reaction: no response from Syria. Silence from the Arab world. No response from Iran.”

Allerdings weiss niemand genau, wieviele Atomanlagen es im Iran gibt. Unberechenbar ist das Regime allemal.

(Dank an M. Rambod)


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