Iran Not A Threat

Real experts on the Middle East do not seem to think Iran is a threat to the US. This article by McClatchy Papers is pretty good. It seems Rudy Giuliani's campaign adviser, Norman Podhoretz is the biggest hawk in the article. Podhoretz is a true radical. He has been wrong about the Soviet Union, Iraq and now Iran.

Would I like Iran to have a nuclear bomb? No," said Robert Jervis , a Columbia University professor of international politics who has written widely on nuclear deterrence. But, "the fears (voiced) by the administration and a fair number of sensible people as well, just are exaggerated. The idea that this will really make a big difference, I think is foolish."

Even some commentators in Israel , whose leaders see themselves in Iran's crosshairs, present a more nuanced view of the potential threat than the White House does.

Go read the whole thing.