One theory I heard today is that Iran (well, their leader) is trying to provoke Israel into doing just that.

I must admit that I am of two minds on this possibility... I'm not sure we've heard that Iran is anywhere near capable of buiding nukes yet, but if they ever do get close I hope Israel will.

What I hope to see is that Iran is permitted - under very strong/thorough international observation - to build their nuclear power generators. Possibly even be forced to send their "spent fuel" somewhere, like Russia or whoever.

I don't honestly think that "the world" would react very well if Israel did do something, no matter when. But that has never stopped Israel before.


>And Israel is preparing an attack on Iranian nuclear installations. Will presumably happen in March. They have my sympathy, but how will 'the world' react?
>
>A: stupid
>B: great
>C: dangerous
>D: devilish
>
>>Just when we though perhaps this guy was a harmless populist...
>>
>>"Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has courted further controversy by explicitly calling the Nazi Holocaust of European Jewry a "myth". "
>>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4527142.stm
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>>My question is he:
>>A: stupid
>>B: a racist
>>C: doesn't read history books
>>D: pandering to the lowest common denominator