Raed Jarrar is hard to rebut on Iran

I think so, at least. Read Is there an Iran “Dilemma”?

Iran, from my point of view, is working towards its first nuke.

Some experts think Iran already has enough material for 10 weapons. Read the news about Iran’s P-2 gadgets (aka centrifuges), then take a look at global security

Some other experts say it will take them another 15 years to have their first weapon, like the ones cited in most of the anti-war articles…

We have a moral responsibility in informing the public of what is real, even if “the facts” weren’t for our agenda. We have to inform the public that all the available information doesn’t show that Iran has any weapons, but that this was the case in the Pakistani story as well. I have no doubts that Iran, surrounded by the US army from 3 directions, and surrounded by three countries with nuclear weapons (Pakistan, India and Israel), wouldn’t be working hard to get nuclear weapons as well.

Would that be enough reason to bomb Iran?

I think the smart diplomacy should have started somewhere between 25 and 50 years ago. Oh, or maybe 53 years, since the US aborted Mosaddeq’s democratic regime in 1953. We have to have a smart diplomacy that gives the Iranians more options than either dying on the front defending their country or dying in a brand new Abu-Ghrieb run by brand new bad apples.

The remains of America’s credibility sank in Iraq’s quagmire…

My conclusion in two points:

1- Iran should not be attacked, because the Iranians are strong enough to put up a fight. It’ll be a very expensive war that the US can’t afford. Period.
2- We should start adopting a smart USFP [US Foreign Policy] to have a better world in the next decades were no more Irans would be planning on getting nuclear weapons.

The USFP had given Iran one clear message: Only the Strong Survive. Iran is delivering its message as well: You reap what you sow.

Raed Jarrar currently resides in the USA, where he has been since late last year. He is the “Dear Raed” in the famous Salam Pax blog.