Iran Beginning to Flex their Muscles...

"The world must know — and it does — that even the harshest political and economic sanctions or other threats are far too weak to coerce the Iranian nation to retreat from their legal and legitimate demands...Suspension is neither an option nor a solution."

~Manouchehr Mottaki, Iranian Foreign Minister

The United Nations unanimously passed increased sanctions onto Iran for their refusal to halt the enrichment of uranium. The above statement was made today in response to the actions taken by the rest of the world. The tougher sanctions include banning Iranian arms exports, and freezing the assets of 28 people and organizations involved in Iran's nuclear and missile programs. This will be interesting to monitor over the coming weeks, since it seems that the Iranian leadership is not too happy about it.

Most people heard recently that North Korea agreed to quit their nuclear programs in exchange for looser sanctions and the release of money in frozen accounts. This was a major victory in our efforts to put a strangle hold onto dangerous dictators who threaten our nation and our allies. If you didn't hear about it, you were probably watching CNN.

Iran is going to have to make a decision soon. If they continue their blatant pursuit for nuclear weapons, then they will have to be dealt with...whether the lost liberal Democrats agree or not.