Commentary By Ron Beasley
Because the military/Industrial/media complex is set on a war with Iran this important OP ED has not received the coverage it deserves. - Five Myths About Iran's Nuclear Program:
Iran's expanding nuclear program poses one of the Obama
administration's most vexing foreign policy challenges. Fortunately,
the conditions for containing Tehran's efforts may be better today than
they have been in years. The recent disclosure of a secret nuclear
facility in Iran has led to an apparent agreement to allow in U.N.
weapons inspectors and to ship some uranium out of the country, and the
United States and Europe seem to be closing ranks on the need for
sanctions and engagement.Of course, the matter is far from resolved; Russia and China are
sending mixed signals on their position, while even a weakened Iranian
regime remains duplicitous. But the prospects for developing a strategy
with a solid chance of success improve if we dispose of five persistent
myths about Iran's nuclear program:1. Iran is on the verge of developing a nuclear weapon.
2. A military strike would knock out Iran's program.
3. We can cripple Iran with sanctions.
4. A new government in Iran would abandon the nuclear program.
5. Iran is the main nuclear threat in the Middle East.
Yes these are all myths and you can read the details in the original editorial. I think he underestimates the importance of Israel's 200 nuclear warheads in the region but this is about right.
The real danger is not a nuclear-armed Iran but a Middle East with more
nuclear-armed nations and unresolved territorial, economic and
political disputes. That is a recipe for disaster, and that is why
there is no country-specific solution; we cannot play nuclear
whack-a-mole.
Of course this is not the sort of thing the hawks want to hear so we probably won't hear much about it. It would mean Israel is wrong and that would be anti-Semitic.
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