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(5,861 posts)First of all, it seemed like you had a lot of confidence in the IAEA before shown with documentation that it does not support your position. Now, suddenly, it's gone? But let's put that aside for a second.
I get your point but the law matters, as does the truth. This is more than just semantics.
The IAEA statute is a treaty drawn up and agreed to by 155 different countries. The Board of Governors, which drafts resolutions like the one you read, is an annually elected body of representatives from 35 countries. There are no Iranian representatives or Iranian allies on it currently. You seem to imply some bias, in favor of Iran, in the IAEA. I have to ask you what you base this on, given this knowledge?
Why does it work this way? To give the system some semblance of legitimacy. So no single country could just throw its weight around. So no single national leader, cable tv talking head, radio host, or internet poster could just make declarations not based on any facts or written law.
It's a fact that if not for the multinational nature of the IAEA, the NPT would have never been drafted. I support the NPT, by the way, if that's not clear. I don't think it goes far enough.
ps - This year's resolution just went up. Still no violations. Vote was 31-1, 3 abstentions.
http://www.iaea.org/Publications/Documents/Board/2012/gov2012-50.pdf