UN watchdog to quit if Iran attacked

by Barry Artiste | June 21, 2008 at 11:57 am | 110 views | add comment

This man seems to be the only voice of reason when trying to stop what could be another Iraq,

UN watchdog to quit if Iran attackedReutersPublished: Friday, June 20, 2008
DUBAI - The chief of the United Nations nuclear watchdog said in remarks aired on Friday that he would resign if there was a military strike on Iran, warning that any such attack would turn the region into a "fireball."

"I don't believe that what I see in Iran today is a current, grave and urgent danger. If a military strike is carried out against Iran at this time ... it would make me unable to continue my work," International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Mohamad ElBaradei told Al Arabiya television in an interview.

"A military strike, in my opinion, would be worse than anything possible. It would turn the region into a fireball," he said, emphasising that any attack would only make the Islamic Republic more determined to obtain nuclear power.