Lula's Iran
Triumph Comes at the Rightful Expense of the United States
"We Latin
Americans, who have experienced first hand for
over a century being in the claws of the Yankee, know that his isn't a country that one can upon. Hence, these
new actors may be able to provide that missing confidence and offer a healthier
path for global affairs."
For Brazil President Lula, the
agreement reached last week among the leaders of Brazil, Turkey and Iran to
transfer half of Iran's uranium to be enriched on Turkish soil and then return
it to Iran to use for peaceful purposes is a triumph of the first order. To
begin with, the agreement upends the U.S. strategy of seeking to force Iran
under - the threat of bombing - to stop its nuclear program and then restart it
under the terms of the great powers. On the following day, however difficult, the
U.S. obtained the commitment of France, Germany, China and Russia on a draft agreement
for what would be the fourth set of U.N. Security Council sanctions on Iran - unless
the country reaches a deal with the major powers. But the world has already seen
that another arrangement with the Iranian regime is possible - one that differs
from the way of the U.S. bully.
The way the major powers have
treated Iran, while they are guided by the laudable goal of limiting the use of
nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, lacks legitimacy due to the double
standards they apply in the Middle East. While they seek to compel Iran to subject
itself to the wishes of foreign powers, no one says anything to Israel, which
everyone including the United States knows possesses nuclear weapons which are
prepared for launch. Why does Israel have this privilege and not Iran? No one
seems to know.
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Lula’s initiative proves that
the mid-sized countries like Brazil, Turkey and perhaps others like South
Africa and India can bring fresh air to global politics, presenting new
initiatives for solving intractable age-old problems. Beyond the doubts about
his recent activity, the president of Iran pointed out an essential issue: the
lack of confidence in what the major powers can accomplish - especially the United
States. We Latin Americans, who have experienced first hand for over a century being in the claws of the Yankee, know that his isn't a country that one can upon.. Hence, these new actors may be able to provide that missing confidence
and offer a healthier path for global affairs.
On the other hand, this initiative
by President Lula crowns years of effort to make Brazil a leader in South
America and the world, which is critical for the process of globalization - and
in this case it has come at the expense of another country that usually has the
entire stage to itself: I refer to the United States.
