Posted 6/27/2004 12:59:00 PM by Douglas

I'll admit, I haven't been following the news very closely lately, but it seems like there was some mention about weapons of mass destruction a while back. Like Iraq had them, so we invaded, then they didn't have them. I forget the details, but something like that. Now, not to be outdone, Iraq's wacky neighbor to the east is tired of Iraq getting all the attention and decided to continue with their nuclear program.

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran will resume building centrifuges for its nuclear program on Tuesday despite international objections, but will continue to hold off enriching uranium, the foreign ministry said Sunday.

Are these guys just trying to get bombed? But let's be honest and give them the benefit of the doubt. They haven't actually started enriching uranium yet, they're just working on the centrifuges. And the uranium may have peaceful purposes. Why would anyone assume that a country sitting on one of the world's largest oil reserve would be using enriched uranium for anything other than nuclear power and cancer research?

Iran had suspended the building of centrifuges, along with the enrichment of uranium, under international pressure, part of the IAEA's attempts to determine whether Iran's nuclear program is peaceful or aims to produce weapons, as the United States contends.

It doesn't seem like the current administration has adopted the "wait and see" method to foreign policy, so it sorta begs the question. . . What are they waiting for?