Facing Down Iran by Mark Steyn, City Journal Spring 2006

Facing Down Iran by Mark Steyn, City Journal Spring 2006

Hey kids, Mark Steyn has it pegged. Iran and it's continuance forward with its "peaceful nukes" has been and is playing out as planned. Iran's actions over the nuke issue these past few years has been a ploy. There is nothing peaceful about the Mullahs and/or their president; their intentions have pretty much been written in plain language like Mein Kampf. We in the West and political analysts have failed and continue to fail to grasp the big picture; all the more reason to think outside the box as the Bush administrations "pre-emption" doctrine does. Many may not like it, it may require tweaks and improvements, but there is no day from the past that we can go back to. It is the here and now as everything has been from the beginning of time.

Those that ascribe to Iran possibly having nukes as soon as the next 5 to 10 years are dreaming. This misconception was spoken to by Hugh Hewitt last night on his radio show (transcript at RadioBlogger here). Hugh was speaking with Mark Steyn and mentioned an e-mail he had receive from a listener. The listener had a very appropriate point with regard to the 5 to 10 year scenario; why would it take the Mullahs 5 to 10 years to develop nuclear weapons in this day and age, when it only took the U.S. from roughly '41 to '45 to develop it from scratch? Awfully good observation, especially when you consider the ease of getting information these days.

I fear that the War on Terror has not seen its ugliest days yet.

Most recent Iran posts here and here.

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