Editorial #1

http://www.newsweek.com/id/233854 <--- Editorial

In this editorial, Zakaria was responding to Sarah Palin's comments that Barack Obama can show he is a tough commander-in-chief by going to war with Iran and that she would support that. This discussion is timely because, as noted by Zacharia, the IAEA now believes that Iran is trying to develop a nuclear weapon. However, Zacharia also pointed out why it would be an incredibly bad idea to launch an attack on Iranian nuclear facilities at this time. For one thing, it would cause Iran to retaliate by having their allies attack US troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. There would also be increased terrorism and it would cause the opposition (the Green movement) to support their government rather than oppose it. Not to mention it would also raise oil prices... The attack probably wouldn't do anything more than delay their nuclear development by a few years, at best. Instead, Zakaria advocates working harder to get a stronger coalition to put in tough economic sanctions on Iran and work to support the green movement against the government in Tehran.

I agree with what Zakaria is suggesting. Even if Iran gets the bomb, there is no way they are stupid enough to use it because they know they will be wiped out. After all, we've got a whole lot more bombs than they do. On the other hand, it would be difficult to stabilize things in Iraq and Afghanistan if Iran decided they had nothing to lose and they started causing even more trouble.