Iranian Interpretive Line Dancing

World Community: Iran, if you keep that naughty attitude up, prepare to face severe consequences. As a matter of fact, we are drawing a line right here, and there will be big trouble if you try to cross it.

(Iran) ------------------------------------------------------ (Iran)_|_

World Community: Did you just flip me off?

Iran: _|_

World Community: The audacity...why, I never...you also crossed the red line, and could face some serious consequences. With us being sensitive to some cultural misunderstandings, you might not have understood what we meant by....

(Iran) ------------------------------------------------------ (Iran)_|_

World Community: Ok, serious consequences mister. But, maybe you were offended by the "insensitive" red line. Look, I'll make is purple so you aren't "offended" by the line, but you are nonetheless "warned" of "grave consequences" for crossing this new line in the sand....

(Iran) (Iran) (Iran) ------------------------------------------------------ (Iran) (Iran) (Iran)_|_

"We were in crisis management mode, offering dialogue," says a European diplomat close to the negotiations. "Now we have gone through every single red line. We have to move to another stage."

World Community: These bastards! Do they realize the severity of serious consequences? If they keep this up, we might have to get George Bush and Dick Cheney on the phone. Then we'll all be in world of shit.

Posted by 10 fingers 6 strings at January 11, 2006 12:49 PM | TrackBack