French Balls
President Obama was given a verbal thrashing when French President Nicolas Sarkozy told him to wake up and try living in the real world. Earlier in the week, Obama told the United Nations that he wanted to see a world without nuclear weapons. Long before the words even exited his mouth, North Korea and now Iran have announced that they are nuclear capable nations.
North Korea already possesses nuclear warheads and the rockets to deliver them. Iran has successfully tested their own rockets this past week during war exercises and it is also widely believed they will be nuclear armed within the next six to nine months. In previous comments, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has announced his distaste for the country of Israel and his plans to “wipe them from the face of the earth”.
Here is where Sarkozy chimed in,
“We are right to talk about the future. But the present comes before the future and the present includes two major nuclear crises. We live in the real world, not a virtual one. We say that we must reduce (the number of nuclear weapons). President Obama himself has said that he dreams of a world without nuclear weapons. Before our very eyes, two countries are doing exactly the opposite at this very moment. Since 2005, Iran has violated five Security Council resolutions… I support America’s extended hand. But what have these proposals for dialogue produced for the international community? Nothing but more enriched uranium and centrifuges. And last but not least, it has resulted in a statement by Iranian leaders calling for wiping off the map a Member of the United Nations. What are we to do? What conclusions are we to draw? At a certain moment, hard facts will force us to make decisions.”
