Saturday, February 24, 2007

Fuelish

The Iranians believe our threats are empty:

"We do not see America in a position to impose another crisis on its tax payers inside America by starting another war in the region," Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki told reporters.


So explain to me again why Iran needs nuclear weapons to deter us?

Or are you seriously going to tell me that Iran is risking economic sanctions over their violations of nuclear accords they've signed in order to make nuclear fuel to generate electricity?

I think even the Europeans don't believe that farce any more. Of course, they may decide to surrender anyway. The mental gymnastics required to do that and still look at yourself in the mirror are much more nuanced than confronting evil as if it was a black and white question.