A great essay, but he errs with regard to Iran and nuclear weapons.
We _have_ "the means" to halt Iran's nuclear ambitions, once and for all.
What we _do not_ have is the WILL to do so; it is lacking among the ruling politcal elites (Mr. Bush included), and lacking among the American people at large.
By the time both muster the will and intestinal fortitude for the mission at hand, it will probably be too late.
- John
This situation is starting to coalesce globally as VDH points out. A beat-down of the Iranian mullahs by a coalition of nations is the best answer I can think of. They are the lynchpin to all this jihadi crap. If the Chinese and Russians might get on board perhaps with some reassurance from the US that they can get in on the oil deals in the aftermath with a new regime. If not, they can lose those deals altogether.