“We are here to guarantee peace. We are right to talk about the future. But the present comes before the future, and the present includes two major nuclear crises. The peoples of the entire world are listening to what we are saying, including our promises, commitments and speeches. But we live in the real world, not in a virtual one. (emphasis added)
We say that we must reduce. President Obama himself has said that he dreams of a world without nuclear weapons. Before our very eyes, two countries are doing exactly the opposite at this very moment. Since 2005, Iran has violated five Security Council Resolutions. [Ed note: Sarkozy then listed international proposals for dialogue with Iran attempted in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009.] I support America’s extended hand. But what have these proposals for dialogue produced for the international community? Nothing but more enriched uranium and more centrifuges. And last but not least, it has resulted in a statement by Iranian leaders calling for wiping off the map a Member of the United Nations. What are we to do? What conclusion are we to draw? At a certain moment hard facts will force us to take decisions.
… Secondly, there is North Korea — and there it is even more striking. It has violated every Security Council decision since 1993. It pays absolutely no attention to what the international community says. Even more, it continues ballistic missile testing. How can we accept that? What conclusions should we draw? …”
Monday, September 28, 2009
Foreign Policy Wakeup Call From the French
After last week's speeches at the UN meetings, French President Sarkozy issued a wakeup call to President Obama and other UN figures....
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All of this seems pretty scary to me! Everything in the press regarding "Global" this and "global" that is quite frightening. It seems to me that our leader is trying to "automate" the public...brainwashing us into thinking that "one single thought process" is the ultimate goal (of course the one single thought process would have to be the same one as our president's...go figure!) It seems to me that there needs to be a major overhaul of our checks and balances system, or else, before you know it, there won't be a system anymore and voting someone into power like our current president could lead to total destruction of what our forefathers put into place! I shiver every time I hear that the president is speaking because I am scared to death to hear what other freedom he is trying to take from us!
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