So, which is it?

For several years, those who oppose the war in Iraq have been saying that the U.N. sanction package was sufficient for dealing with Iraq...but now this from Sergei Lavrov, Russia's foreign minister...

"Lavrov said years of international sanctions against Iraq had failed to change the behavior of ousted leader Saddam Hussein, Reuters reported."

...in this story which illustrates that some on the Security Council are already losing their resolve to directly confront Iran after their latest taunting of international authority.