[1rudeboy]

The Guns of August is a great book, and I recommend it.

[sandbox]

The analysis of where we stand is correct, but the conclusion that the US negotiate with Iran doesn’t follow. Negotiate about what? The leaders of Iran are Islamofascist non-rational state actors.

Two ideas I have read:
1. US or Israel to completely destroy one facility, as an example to Iran of what will happen.
2. NATO or coalition to stop all refined gas imports to Iran, until they stop nuclear program.

[Dixie Yooper]

John F. Kennedy, drawing on his own searing experience during the Cuban missile crisis, several times referred to the influence of "The Guns of August" in private.

Searing experience? He hadn't been President for 2 years yet? If he had searing experience, he would have referred to the influence of "The Prince" instead of "The Guns of August".

[SECURE AMERICA]

(But we seem to keep arriving at them anyway. The news of Iran's test Wednesday and the seemingly unstoppable nature of its nuclear program made me wonder whether we are close to another such tipping point. And whether it's too late to turn back. )

It does not matter where WE are our, what WE think or what WE want.
The Islamofacists will expand the war as they see fit. Their goal of destroying civilization and returning it to their glory days of the 7th century may require a nuclear exchange with say Iran and Israel. If the Mullahs believe this is so, then it will happen regardless of diplomacy or wishing or hand ring or whomever is President of the US...

[HIDEK6]

Gen. Hossein Salami

So, do they call him "Hogie" for short?