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Originally Posted by Bluesman
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It's hard not to.
Podhoretz has a decidedly Machiavellian outlook when it comes to Iran's possession of a nuclear enrichment capability. It's us or them. He reasons from a historical viewpoint. Nasty countries will exploit whatever means they have to get their way, and Iran's hostility and agressive regional ambitions are nasty indeed. Should their enrichment capability become de facto accepted by the world, I have no doubt they'll restart their efforts to get the bomb. By then, of course, it will likely be too late. Short of regime change in Iran, what else can we do but effect the destruction of their nuke enrichment facilities? We're like the guy who knows his lawn needs cutting, but keeps putting it off.