I didn’t say I didn’t support knocking out their reactors or missile facilities in a pre-emptive strike. I don’t want Iran to have nuclear weapons. But even if they had them, I doubt they’d use them as anything more than a bargaining chip.

The real reason they want nukes? They don’t want to be Iraq’d. They know that if they have nukes, we won’t go near them.

I hope you’re right. Unfortunatly, you’d be “betting” using hundreds of thousands of lives as stakes. The tables a little too steep for my tastes.

I’d be willing to bet that for every “true believer” among the Iranian ruling party, there’s at least one cynic, if not two. And those cynics aren’t going to want their state blown to pieces.

Iran is fundamentally different. Securing the after life is paramount. The Iranian mindset is more likely to accept a few barbaric acts if it secures the after life, even at the expense of the Iranian state.

All that said, I certainly don’t want Iran to have nuclear weapons, and would hardly be opposed to pelting their nuclear facilities with Tomahawks. But keep it in perspective; it’s just sabre-rattling. It’s as likely that Iran would lauch a bomb at Tel Aviv as China will invade Taiwan or NK will nuke Seoul. Ahmadi-Nejad is far too cynical for such a quest; and even if he is a true believer, there are enough cynics in his government to stand in his way.