reliapundit on August 9, 2008 at 12:32 PM

I really think Bush lost his doctrine sometime in 2004… and the world’s been hurtin’ as a result.

we shooda whacked him years ago to retaliate for harriri.

and the un investigation carries on… wutta JOKE.

fdr and truman wooda firebombed assad’s home years ago.

DUBYA STANDS FOR WIMP.

EXCEPT FOR PETRAEUS, we’ve fought with one hand behind ourt back.

Afghanistan lingers: it’s Dubya’s fault.

musharraf twists in the eind: it’s dubya’s fault.

olmert let hizballah off the hook: it’s dubya’s fault.

and so on.

iran is only getting stronger by the day.

W stands for Wimp.

Johan Klaus on August 9, 2008 at 10:20 AM

Nearly useless? I’m stumped, expand that a little.

The UN and the IAEA are a complete fraud and farce. They are not worth one penny of the money we pour into that rat hole.

Well said, dogsoldier.

IAEA hires new inspectors based on their country of origin, to meet nationality quotas. The competence of the organization suffers as a result, even when national or religious loyalties do not interfere.

Thus far, the world has not made Iran pay for its intransigence, and as long as Syria sees no tough consequences for snubbing the IAEA, then they have no incentive to cooperate.

In fact, they probably see this as a chance to begin a years-long dance of “negotiation” with the EU (and evenutally us) that will lead to all sort of promises of good stuff, with no more than the threat of a stern letter if they don’t comply.

That’ll show’em.

The inspectors looked for graphite, critical to the cooling design of North Korea’s reactors, but even those elements may not have made it to Al Kibar when the Israelis destroyed the facility.

Ed,

Here is some trivia on the cooling design of graphite reactors.

The use of graphite in a reactor is to moderate the neutrons, reducing their speed in order to make them more likely to have nuclear reactions. Cooling is done by gas flowing through channels in the graphite, with some heat conduction and thermal radiation transfer.

The thermal conduction is only significant in graphite reactors under accident scenarios. Some advanced graphite reactor designs (HT3R, and MHTGR) rely on heat conduction to have a peak temperature that is 200 degrees-C temperature below to point where fuel leaks can occur, even with the reactor intake and exit flows completely blocked for days.

Water reactors use water as both coolant and moderator.

Also, nuclear grade graphite has certain distinguishing properties that are very expensive to produce, only useful in reactors, and restricted by treaties. Loading graphite in the reactor would be one of the last steps before construction.

Finding nuclear-grade graphite at Al Kibar would be clear proof Syria violated its their nonproliferation commitments.

Its time we kick them the hell out. As for Syria, well, it’s past due time for a reckoning.

jgapinoy on August 9, 2008 at 10:14 AM

Funny!

Johan Klaus on August 9, 2008 at 10:20 AM

I agree with that 100%.

One day we will all be reminded of the cautionary tale of the girl who found a serpent in the snow and warmed it at her breast. Too late then of course.

hahaha There is a resemblance!

becki51758 on August 9, 2008 at 10:05 AM

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jgapinoy on August 9, 2008 at 10:02 AM

hahaha There is a resemblance!