[Williams]

I'm sorry but all your doubts and hand wringing will look like so much deer in the headlights blindness to the obvious, AFTER the first atom bomb goes off here at home. I can just see all the brilliant commentary: "Gee, I guess we really didn't learn the lessons of 9-11."

[redgolum]

If it was my choice, we would have hit Iran first. Iran was always the bigger threat, and has been playing the terrorist game since '79. But there was no pretext so we took out Iraq. Like all invasions, it has been a mixed bag. We have achieved all of our goals but one, the media and world opinion has turned against us.

It isn't hand wringing, it is looking at what is going on. We should take out the nuclear facilities of Iran, but to do so would with out a "clear" threat would make the US a pariah in the world. So the US has to play the game for now.

The wild card is Israel. When Sharon dies, I suspect they will strike in short order, probably with US support.