CLARITY AND FOCUS FROM RICE ON IRAN - and a clear response from Iran, too

"Reuters":

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Monday there was strong international consensus against Iran's nuclear plans and time had run out for talking to Tehran. With Italy's foreign minister at her side, Rice said the next step must be to refer Iran to the U.N. Security Council. The United States believes Iran is building a nuclear bomb but Iran says its nuclear program is for peaceful, energy purposes.

"The referral absolutely has to be made," Rice told reporters.

That's so simple even a fanatical islamofascist can understand it!

THEIR RESPONSE:

Iran will immediately retaliate if referred to the U.N. Security Council next week by forging ahead with developing a full-scale uranium enrichment program, a senior envoy said Monday.

There's NOTHING the Iranians can threaten to do with their nuke program that we cannot stop by preemptively blowing it up. And if oil prices go up as a result!? that's a cheaper price to pay than the cost of a nuclear-armed Iran. And high oil pricesd willopnly hasten our mocve tyo other fuels - like caol-convesion and solar and wind. THEREFORE: no more delay. Let's QUICKLY go through the motions of the IAEA-UNSC-BS and do what must be done ASAP.