October 23, 2006

European Union’s Explanation of Vote on the draft resolution on the Risk of Nuclear Proliferation in the Middle East

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Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen cosponsor the usual UN Resolution condemning Israel, this time on the Risk of Nuclear Proliferation in the Middle East. The draft refers to Israel twice yet does not mention Iran or its nuclear aspirations. Rather than actually vote against such a draft resolution and send a strong message to Iran, the European Union voted in favor of this draft and then gave an explanation lamenting Iran's failure to suspend its enrichment program. Confidence in the EU standing in the way of Iran's efforts to obtain nuclear weapons is evidently misplaced.