Olmert to Discuss Iran With Putin
…Putin had returned from Iran, where he vowed Tuesday to support Iran’s pursuit of nuclear energy and warned “outside forces” — hinting at the United States — against using force against Tehran…
So Putin is basically saying “Fuck the UN sanctions” Iran, I’ll back you all the way because of all of those wonderful zero’s on the check? How in the hell can this guy say that he will support the Iranian nuclear program when his country sits as a permanent, veto holding, member of the UN Security Council who is supposed to be punishing Iran for pursuing its nuclear program?
Did we just fall down the rabbit hole?
Oh, no no no wait…they’re pursuing it for “peaceful” purposes. Right, Vladdie?
~Bash
MOSCOW (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert made a surprise trip to Moscow on Thursday to discuss Iran’s nuclear program with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who just returned from talks with Iranian leaders in Tehran.
The two leaders also were expected to discuss a reported arms deal that Russia is to sign with Syria, and Russia’s role in Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking efforts.
Olmert’s visit, expected to last just a few hours, was announced only after Putin had returned from Iran, where he vowed Tuesday to support Iran’s pursuit of nuclear energy and warned “outside forces” — hinting at the United States — against using force against Tehran.
After greeting Olmert at the Kremlin, Putin said, “We know how concerned you are about the situation surrounding the Iranian (nuclear program). I am ready to share the results of my visit.”
In response, Olmert said he would “be glad to hear from you about the results of your trip to Iran and talk about other concerns.”
Journalists were escorted out of the room after the brief remarks.
Earlier, Israeli government spokeswoman Miri Eisin said Olmert would make clear the Israeli position that an Iranian nuclear capability would threaten the world.
According to Israel’s Yediot Ahronot newspaper, Olmert was carrying “an unequivocal message to the Russian president: In a situation in which Iran has nuclear weapons and Syria has sophisticated weapons from Russia, Israel will have to weigh its actions against these threats.”
Israel considers Iran to be a threat to its existence, while Russia is a major provider of technology for Tehran’s nuclear program, which Washington and its Western allies suspect is directed at the development of nuclear weapons.
Putin’s meeting with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was likely seen by both Iran and Israel as a show of support for a president who has called for Israel’s demise.
President Bush said Wednesday he wanted to get a readout directly from Putin about his visit to Iran, and to know whether Putin “continues to harbor the same concerns” as Bush about Iran’s nuclear program. He also issued a warning that a nuclear-armed Iran could trigger World War III.
Full AP article by Mansur Mirovalev HERE.
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If I were Olmert, I would tell him very plainly and quietly: “If Iran gets nukes and they use them against us…which they eventually will…we will nuke Iran back to the stone age. We will also nuke Moscow and every large Russian city as payback for your treachery. At that point, it won’t much matter to us anymore”.
October 18th, 2007 at 11:47 amOne Shot,
October 18th, 2007 at 12:02 pmthat would be a great way to put it, Maybe Komrade Putin will start to wise up a little. everyone knows by now that the Israelis do what they are going to do
(Israelis do what they say they are going to do) damn typos
October 18th, 2007 at 12:03 pmPutin may just be trying to make amends to Iran and Syria for that piece of shit air defense ’system’ he sold them.
PUTIN: ‘Tell you what MunchkinKing and Assholad, I’ll threaten ‘em and hold ‘em off till you receive our latest and greatest system. I’ll even back out of sanctions (till we’ve been paid anyway).’
October 18th, 2007 at 12:18 pm