Iran Nuclear Watch: West Has Acquiesced to a Nuclear Iran?

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

The Scotsman.com: West resigns itself to a nuclear Iran

WESTERN governments face defeat in their attempts to stop Iran from pursuing its drive to become a nuclear power.

Officials in London and Washington now privately admit that they must face the painful fact that there is nothing they can do, despite deep suspicions that Tehran is seeking to develop nuclear weapons under cover of researching nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.

But behind the scenes there is no stomach for a fight. The US is the only country that could take military action. But with the US military already seriously overstretched in Iraq and with the mid-term congressional elections approaching there is no impetus in the White House or in Congress for another military adventure.

“Iran would be a far tougher country to try to attack than Iraq. It is three times as big and has highly motivated armed forces,” a Foreign Office diplomat said yesterday.

With military action off the agenda, several senior European officials expressed the view last week that there is widespread pessimism that diplomatic attempts to persuade Tehran to dismantle its nuclear programme stand any chance of success.

This piece underestimates the resolve of President George W. Bush, the American people and the State of Israel.

Iran’s development of fissionable material for nuclear weapons WILL NOT be allowed to continue.

Captain Ed over at Captain’s Quarters: Have We Given Up On Iran?

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