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Washington's partisan divide is as wide as it's ever been. Democrats and Republicans bitterly disagree on fundamental points of principle and policy. So it should not go unremarked: Last week, the Senate passed - unanimously - a bill that would impose serious sanctions on Iran. A similar bill already has passed the House by a 412 to 12 margin. What explains this sudden outburst of harmony?
Members of Congress from both parties appear to have recognized that if those who now rule Iran acquire nuclear weapons the consequences will be dire.
Iran's 1979 revolution began with the overthrow of the...
Eye to Eye on Iran
Its also worth noting that nukes have widespread popular support in Iran (symbols of national prestige) and Mousavi, the chief opposition candidate, is among its supporters so regime change wouldn't kill the program.
I don't know if we (or Isreal) could take out Iran's nukes via airstrikes (the bombing of Saddam's nuke facility taught the Iranians to spread out their facilities and bury them deep underground) but that's our last, best hope of keeping Iran from becoming...