Iran

Since the revolution in Iran in 1979, Iran lets be very blunt has been a pain in backside and its getting worse, a nuclear armed Iran is something Israel and the USA can and will not let happen. Here are some interesting articles on the Subject:

Bush in Warning to Iran, The President stated he would protect the Iraq and American Troops there from the threat of Iran. Iran of late gets a lot of attention from the Bush White House, with his polls in the tank, the President could argue that he has nothing to lose and Iran has to be stopped from going nuclear. A hard quick strike on their nuclear development would save Israel from taking action. The Democrats would keep quiet, Israel security is one thing even liberal Democrats cant be seen to be placing in threat.

Europe Slow Again , the slow pace of European reaction to the demand from the USA to cut economic ties with Iran shows how slow Europe reacts to a threat, so slow one has to ask if it has learnt anything from the 1930s period. The NYT states the following, " European officials argue that beyond the political and business interests in Europe are legal problems, because European governments lack the tools used by the Treasury Department under various American statutes to freeze assets or block transactions based on secret intelligence information. " The slow reaction could lead to military action, well will Europe learn.