Tones of Grey

Iran assassination plot: U.S. officials take super-hard line

Ugh. Definitely feels like we’ve been waiting for this sort of thing… so much so that perhaps theres’s more to this that we don’t know? Setting an example of anyone or anything never ends well, and in situations like these, it’s always the people that end up suffering. Guess we’ll just have to see what Ahmadinejad’s next move is…. :(

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The U.S. has something it’s trying to sell to the world. In case you’re wondering what that is, it’s that Iran is a very bad country — particularly in the wake of an assassination plot involving a Saudi diplomat —and we need to make sure they know it. ”It’s critically important that we unite the world in the isolation of and dealing with the Iranians,” Vice President Joe Biden said today. “That’s the surest way to be able to get results.” He suggests that down the line, actions could go beyond sanctions, even, though we’re not at that point yet. He’s not alone. Here’s Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: “This really, in the minds of many diplomats and government officials, crosses a line that Iran needs to be held to account for.” You get the feeling from reading these that the U.S. has been waiting for a moment like this for a while. source