The same U.N. that fails the world it is supposed to serve has now (two days after the fact) decided to get around to condemning the recent remarks, made by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, concerning the annihilation of Israel.

(CNN) — The U.N. Security Council has condemned recent comments by Iran’s president that Israel should be “wiped off the map” but did not say if the world body planned any action against Iran.

In a written statement, the council pointed out that all members of the United Nations “have undertaken to refrain from the threat or use of force against … any state.”

Now there’s something you can sink your teeth into, another strongly worded condemnation ought to do the trick. Right?

This would be analogous to a young pre-school age child telling his teacher, “I want to kill you and string your guts all over the place” and then the teacher replying, “Now, we don’t say that here!”.

How effective was this recent condemnation of the Iranian president’s remarks? Let’s read on:

Meanwhile, thousands of Iranians staged anti-Israel protests across the country Friday and repeated calls by their ultraconservative president demanding the Jewish state’s destruction.

Demonstrators held banners with anti-Israeli and pro-Palestinian slogans. One banner read “Death to Israel, death to America,” The Associated Press reported.

Quite effective, wouldn’t you say?

Here is Russia’s response:

The embassy said Ahmadinejad “did not have any intention to speak up in such sharp terms and enter into a conflict.”

“It’s absolutely clear that, in his remarks, Mr. Ahmadinejad, president of the Islamic Republic of Iran, underlined the key position of Iran, based on the necessity to hold free elections on the occupied territories,” Reuters quoted the embassy statement as saying.

This is equal to the parent of that child I mentioned earlier saying, “He didn’t mean it. He’s a good boy.”.

Anyone, with half of a brain, can tell you that a child that would make such a statement needs to be looked at a little closer, because the statements he makes today, could very well be indicative of future malicious behaviors.

The same holds true of Iran, but with greater consequences.

Cross Posted at Political Yen/Yang

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