Iran

Iranian situation continues to develop toward revolution—one friendly to us. Yet aside from Ledeen at National Review, few cover this much. I can’t believe that the administration is failing to support the growing revolt because it doesn’t want the Tehran regime to be defeated. Iran’s position as wing man to Iraq in the Axis of Evil (geographically, not philosophically) does make it tough to push Iran now, just as we move toward war with Iraq. Everybody warns about the region going up in flames and even a pro-US flame would complicate things if it spreads now. I am sorry that tactical considerations may be preventing us from being openly supportive, but what can we do? I’ve got to believe we are at least quietly talking to the Iranian protesters even as we strive to keep Iran quiet until the Iraq War is over. It is just a belief but how could we fail to support revolution there?

Ledeen says “faster, please,” but although I have much sympathy for that view, I say, “after Baghdad.” Soon after. But definitely after.

Turn on the pressure on Iran to support the people who want to end theorcracy.

Then, deal with the hard one—nuclear-armed North Korea. At this point I’m not sure what the heck we can do there. I do know we can’t just do nothing and pretend everything is fine. We tried that and it didn’t work. May God help us all on that problem. Who knows, maybe containment will work against a teetering Stalinist dictatorship like North Korea. That is one place it could work, in my opinion. Just don’t know.

On to Baghdad.