The EU's message to Iran: We're powerless to stop you

It seems the worse things get with Iran, the more the EU prevaricates.

According to today’s Times, Britain and its European allies yesterday backed away from threatening economic sanctions against Iran if the country is referred to the United Nations Security Council over its nuclear programme.

As Britain, France and Germany began drafting a resolution before the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to refer Iran to the UN, an official at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) said that Britain favoured a gradual, sustained build-up to force Tehran to comply with its international obligations.

And what exactly is this gradual, sustained build-up? More threats to consider the possibility off issuing more threats?

Iran could have been brought to heel years ago, but why should they be scared? The EU has the mentality of a parent on Supernanny, scared of their unruly children, fearful of what will happen if they actually put their foot down. Ahmadinejad may be a madman but he isn’t a fool. He knows there is nothing stopping him.