The West's Double Standards for Iraq and Iran
Editorial, The Hindu | November 4, 2009
Iraq's approach of the French nuclear industry for help with the reconstruction of a reactor and its opening of discussions with the IAEA reveal the West's double standards for Iran and Iraq. ++ In comparison with the West's close monitoring of Iran's every move, Iraq's aspirations have provoked very little reaction. ++ This is remarkable as Security Council Resolution 707 forbids Iraq from acquiring any equipment or materials related to nuclear weapons, let alone Iraq's questionable capability to render a nuclear plant.
