Christopher Hitchin is Cassandra..crying out warnings that no one hears. We will have to relive Pearl Harbor (a "surprise" attack..like 9/11...remember?) in order to take hold and stop this. I am not optimistic.

I'm all for the diplomatic solution, but I believe we're past that point now. Iran is simply stalling for time right now, and things will keep going this way until one day they will simply say "Well, we do have a bomb now. What are you going to do about it?".

And then it's too late.

There are serious questions of sovereignty here; and questions of equal applications of principle.

What about Pakistan, North Korea, and yes Israel. From a military and diplomatic point of view, nukes help them; but their freedom of movement has not increased overwhelmingly over the international community and their neighbors.

It seems to me that Hitchens' problem with Iran getting nukes is that western ability to interfere in Iranian initiatives would be hampered. If the US can go into sovereign nations and influence their politics through diplomacy, sabotage, intimidation, and outright force; why can't other nations?

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Isn't part of the problem that they've been crying wolf over Iran's nuclear capability for 20 years? I'm not saying I know how close they are, but they've been 'a few years away' from nuclear capability for about 20 years. You say that enough times, and people start to tune out.

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