All the optimism about the talks with Iran evaporated today, as the talks in Moscow broke down. There was apparently a total unwillingness on both sides to compromise–the Western power’s offer of reinstating trade in aircraft parts was laughable. Iran has made the determination that President Obama will not sanction an attack on Iran until after the November election and made no concessions at all. More talks are scheduled, but it is hard to see the point of further discussions. Unfortunately, the Financial Times ended its article on the negotiations with this sentence:
“And while negotiators await the outcome of the Moscow talks, contingency planning for an attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities is intensifying in the US and Israel.”
The violence in Syria continues with a government attack on the town of Houla. Over 90 people were killed, including 32 children. There were the standard words of outrage emanating from capitals all over the world, but there was no sign of any concrete action. The international failure to act is comparable to the failure to intervene in Rwanda. Fewer people have been killed so far in Syria, but the violence has been going on for over a year.
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