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Last Friday, Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird announced that his government would be severing diplomatic relations with Iran. Canada’s embassy in Tehran has closed and its diplomats have left Iran while Iranian diplomats have been expelled.
Interestingly, Baird made his announcement while in Russia.
For its part, Iran has called the Conservative government of Stephen Harper “extremist”. I hope the Harper government takes such derision as a badge of honor.
Predictably, the diplomatic community has been critical of Canada for its stand. That’s not surprising because diplomats prefer to talk even if there is nothing to say. Diplomats also prefer fine dining.
But Iran is a pariah nation. It should be shunned like one. Instead, we are treated to the sight of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon going to Iran to attend a conference of the Non-Aligned Movement. That Ban criticized Iran for its desire to destroy Israel and insistence that the Holocaust never happened doesn’t matter. He could have just as easily done so outside of Iran. You don’t isolate Iran by visiting it.
The international community has engaged Iran to no avail. Someone had to take a stand and bravo to Canada for stepping up to the plate.
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RJ| 9.10.12 @ 11:19PM
Canada may also be taking this measure for the physical safety of their embassy staff, as well as making a statement of protest. We all know that Iran does not respect the sanctity of foreign embassies.
Vance P. Frickey| 9.30.12 @ 3:37PM
The handful of Americans who escaped 444 days of durance vile at the hands of "Iranian students" during the Carter administration did so by going to the CANADIAN Embassy for refuge. The Iranians won't make THAT mistake twice. But the only way to make Iran respect the sanctity of foreign embassies, unfortunately, is the way we made Japan respect the sanctity of American territory.
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Occam's Tool| 9.11.12 @ 10:29AM
Canada has more balls than our Prez does.
Al Adab| 9.11.12 @ 1:05PM
Inshallah
Jimbobogie| 9.11.12 @ 1:10PM
When Bush was looking for the "Weapons of Mass Destruction" I'm convinced that the invassion of "Iraq" was really a typo.
Vance P. Frickey| 9.30.12 @ 3:40PM
I had this argument with my son yesterday, but here goes again. Iraq is a country the size of California. They had a year to get ready for a detailed search. They had plenty of trucks and bulldozers to bury things. And we're surprised we never found the goods? Get real.
Vance P. Frickey| 9.30.12 @ 3:28PM
Compare and Contrast: Bill Clinton invited the head of Iran, Mr. Looney Tunes Cheap Sportcoat himself to the "Clinton Global Summit" along with Egypt's new Muslim Brotherhood head of state.