For how long do we have to perpetuate this charade that diplomacy or the G-d-forsaken UN can peacefully stop raving mad, apocalyptic Muslims from building nuclear weapons? We know that sanctions won't work, because Saddam Hussein showed how useless UN sanctions are and many nations showed how they are willing to cheat (aside from the fact that Russia has already said "no" to sanctions).

Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi shrugged off the possibility of sanctions, telling state-run television that Iran "will find a way to avoid pressure eventually."...

The U.S. State Department has not said publicly what it might seek. But U.S. and European officials have indicated they might push for travel restrictions on Iranian officials or a ban on sale of dual-use technology to Iran.

The hope is to start with relatively low-level punishments in a bid to attract Russian and Chinese support, the officials have signaled.

More extreme would be a freeze on Iranian assets or a broader trade ban — although opposition to that by Russia, China and perhaps others would be strong, particularly since it could cut off badly needed oil exports from Iran.

Russia and China seem likely, in any case, to resist U.S.-led efforts for a quick response, which likely means sanctions do not loom immediately.

Ooh, travel restrictions! if the mullahs are prohibited from going to Euro Disney, they are sure to give up their nuclear program. There are 2 ways to resolve this: either accept Iran as a nuclear power, or use force to debilitate Iran's nuclear program. There is no 3rd option.

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