Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Shaking up Persian delusions of grandeur



Iran should be attacked - as a last resort - before it develops nuclear weapons, former US ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton was quoted as saying.

Bolton told the Daily Telegraph that the European Union has to "get more serious" about Iran following its failure to halt Iran's uranium enrichment program...

The risks involved in using force, Bolton said, would be less severe than those of accepting a nuclear Iran. "Imagine what it would be like with a nuclear Iran. Imagine the influence Iran could have over the entire region..."
[Jerusalem Post]



While arguing that economic sanctions against Teheran still have a chance of bearing fruit, a top strategic expert [Brandeis University's Shai Feldman, pictured above] predicted on Tuesday that the Bush administration could conduct a military strike against Iran's nuclear facilities toward the end of its term in office.

"My feeling is that it will act in the last months of the administration, mostly because I think that they are inclined to try to give the other options the fullest possible chance."
[Jerusalem Post]

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