The BBC reports that Israel’s Prime Minister Ariel Sharon wants Iran expelled from the UN after Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called for Israel to be “wiped off the map”. Probably not a smart move on Iran’s part.

Sharon also said, “A country calling for the destruction of another people cannot be a member of the UN”.

Pot. Kettle. Black.

EU leaders stated, “Calls for violence, and for the destruction of any state, are manifestly inconsistent with any claim to be a mature and responsible member of the international community”.

Pot. Kettle. Black. on the part of some of those countries too.

Here are some past quotes from George W Bush about Saddam Hussein, the GWOT and the Iraq war:

Our nation is somewhat sad, but we’re angry. There’s a certain level of blood lust, but we won’t let it drive our reaction. We’re steady, clear-eyed and patient, but pretty soon we’ll have to start displaying scalps.

For all who love freedom and peace, the world without Saddam Hussein’s regime is a better and safer place.

Every nation in every region now has a decision to make. Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists.

I just want you to know that, when we talk about war, we’re really talking about peace.

All told, more than 3,000 suspected terrorists have been arrested in many countries. Many others have met a different fate. Let’s put it this way — they are no longer a problem to the United States and our friends and allies.

There’s just something very disgusting about hypocrisy, isn’t there? I don’t recall Sharon and the EU leaders calling for the US to be expelled from the UN.

Surprisingly, or maybe less so since the Bush administration used the same kind of rhetoric in the past, the US is not backing the call for Iran’s expulsion from the UN.

“Iran is a member of the United Nations,” State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said. “What I think we would encourage instead is Iran to start behaving in a responsible manner as a member of the international community.”

Pot. Kettle. Black.

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