Of Naiveté and Doom

Dan from New York:

From President Barack Obama's Oval Office interview with Reuters on Monday.

"With respect to Iran, we have unprecedented agreement with Russia and the other P5-plus-1 countries putting an offer on the table to Iran that every international observer suggests is a fair offer, giving them a pathway for legitimate civilian nuclear energy use, but that makes clear they are not -- that builds confidence in a process that will lead to an Iran without nuclear weapons. And although so far we have not seen the kind of response -- positive response that we want from Iran, we are as well positioned as we've ever been to align the international community behind that agenda.

"So I would strongly argue that we have made more progress on this issue over the last several months than we've seen in the last several years. But it is going to take time. And part of the challenge that we face is, is that neither North Korea nor Iran seem to be settled enough politically to make quick decisions on these issues."

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While this man twiddles his thumbs and psychobabbles on like a social worker about Iran's inability to "make quick decisions," he is simultaneously leading our country and the democratic world into a dangerous blind alley. Should Iran acquire nuclear weapons, it will become Obama's disastrous legacy, and a life-changing event for all of us in horrible ways we can't foresee now. What is to be done? Let's start by clipping his wings in November 2010.