An Iranian nuclear facility in Bushehr near Tehran (Reuters/Spiegel)From Times Online:
The West has few options but united diplomacy to contain a threatening regime
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Iranian revolution. The capture of power by political Islam in a keystone state did immense damage to the standing of the then US President, Jimmy Carter. For President Obama, Iran's revolutionary regime may prove still more threatening. The regime's complicity in terrorism and threatening rhetoric against Israel have been constant features of its diplomacy. In the next few years these destructive characteristics may be buttressed by an Iranian nuclear bomb, giving an Islamist regime tremendous diplomatic leverage in a volatile region.
If Iran were interested only in a civil programme for producing nuclear energy, there would be no problem. But no Western government or reputable independent agency believes, or ought to make a presumption, that Iran's nuclear programme is intended purely for generating electricity. Iran insists on having access to the full fuel cycle. That is a provocative stance, because such access is unnecessary for a civil programme, while being a prerequisite for the development of nuclear weapons.
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My Comment: Everyone is talking the talk .... but not walking the walk.
The Iranians know that President Obama will not order a strike on their nuclear facilities .... they are now confident that the future is theirs, and no one can now stop them.
And they are right.
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