WE GET TOUGH WITH IRAN - AT 10:20 A.M. ET:  The steel, the declared will of iron men, the determination to win.  What more can we ask for, as the West gets tough with Iran.  Not.

Just read this, and wonder if the meek foreign policy of the Obama administration has something to do with it.  From AP:

The West is "disappointed" over Iran's failure to respond positively to a UN-brokered nuclear deal, diplomats said in a statement Friday following a meeting of the UN Security Council's five permanent members plus Germany. However, no new sanctions were discussed during the meeting, according to an EU source.

There is no question that this will cause panic and war warnings in Iran.  Ahem.

"We urge Iran to reconsider the opportunity offered by this agreement ... and to engage seriously with us in dialogue and negotiations," the statement said, noting that Teheran had not responded positively to the proposal of the International Atomic Energy Agency.

An EU official said there was no mention of imposing further sanctions against Iran at the meeting. "These things are a matter of timing, and this was not the right time for it," said the official who asked not to be named because of the sensitivity of the matter.

First, they want to send Neville Chamberlain to Tehran for one grand try.

The Western officials said they would hold a follow-up meeting around Christmas.

Why so soon?  Why not let the diplomats do their Christmas shopping, trim the tree, and enjoy the season?  What's a few more spins of the Iranian centrifuges?

After Christmas, remember the U.N.'s wonderfully warm New Year's party. 

On this our safety depends.

November 21,  2009