The invasion of Iraq has altered the balance of geopolitical power in the Middle East, and Iran is emerging as a big winner. It may be time now for the rest of us to acknowledge this. If we are ever to win the war against terrorism, we need a prosperous Iran to be onside.
A confrontation at the UN in the Security Council would be doomed to failure because China and/or Russia would veto any attempt to impose sanctions against one of their principal economic partners and energy suppliers.
So we are left with only one rational approach. That is to work harder at trying to understand what Iran is all about, to refrain from bellicose rhetoric, and to listen to, and perhaps even heed, what the Iranian leadership has to say.
In case anyone was wondering (see the comment) why the CBC is such an important part of the media, commentary like Reed's is just one of the reasons why. Give it a read.
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