I’ve been ignoring the whole Iran-Britain mess, simply because it nauseates me to see the leader of the former “empire on which the sun never set” run crying to mommy-on-Turtle-Bay. Steven noted that the EU prez has “come to the rescue,” and excerpted this quote

EU Foreign policy Chief Javier Solana has now stepped into the row. “I think that what Iran has to do is liberate, immediately, all the soldiers that have been taken, according to our information, in an illegal manner. They have to do it rapidly, and immediately, because we want to have good relations with Iran.”

My first thought was “it’s a sad day when the EU is rescuing the UK.” Then I read it again.

You know, I’d be a hell of a lot more impressed if that last clause had been “…because if he doesn’t, we’re going to come over there and kick the crap out of him and his little toy nuke program.” I mean damn. Is that the worst Europe can do? Iran gets caught smuggling weapons into Iraq, and commits an act of belligerency, compounds it with violations of the Geneva Accords, and then lies about it… and the best Europe can do is pout and say, “it makes it hard to like you when you’re naughty! Please don’t be naughty any more, okay?”

How Fwench of them.