The lamps are still out

As Europe plunged into the First World War, Great Britain's Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Grey observed, “The lamps are going out all over Europe; we shall not see them lit again in our lifetime."

In 2002, the National Council of Resistance in Iran (NCRI) "accused Iran of hiding a uranium enrichment facility at Natanz and a heavy water plant at Arak." The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) began investigating these charges.

In June 2003, President George Bush stated, the United States "will not tolerate the construction of a nuclear weapon in Iran." In October 2003, the EU-3 (Great Britain, France and Germany) began negiotation with Iran on their nuclear program. Specifically, the EU-3 was seeking Iran's agreement to forego uranium enrichment.

In November 2004, Iran formalized an agreement with the EU-3. Their agreement stated: "Iran has decided on a voluntary basis, to continue and extend its suspension to include all enrichment and reprocessing activities." The EU-3 acknowledged Iran's actions were a "voluntary" suspension as a "confidence building measure" and was not a "legal obligation."

Since then, the European charade has only become more disgraceful. Europe's lamps remain unlit. Their wicks have dry rotted from a malaise of moral turpitude that has settled upon them. Quaintly, all Europe cares about is soccer games and a military prison for terrorists in Guantanamo.