[raiderboy]

I see no news here. “ Iran makes bomb”. Is this a joke? Lets get out of the deal and get our 150 billion dollars back!!just keep us out of war with these folks unless they attack us and then waste them.

[noiseman]

The problem with waiting to do anything about Iran until they attack us is that the first we may know of an Iranian nuclear attack could be when the lights go out, followed by American society effectively reverting to the 1800’s within days after that. Whether via an EMP, or a more direct attack, the advent of rogue states developing nuclear arsenals makes it supremely unwise to just sit back “until they attack us.” Even if they leave us alone and attack our allies in Israel or Europe instead, the impact to America’s vital national interests would be severe.

I think North Korea is (so far, at least) a clear example of how willingness to militarily annhilate one’s enemy, if necessary, is an essential prerequisite to successful diplomacy when dealing with these rogue countries. Letting them know that they can threaten us at will, and continue to build the weapons to carry out their threats, with no consequences, is just inviting disaster.