> More importantly, the Iranian hardliners are entirely wrong about
> stomach
> for pressure against them. The neocons may not want a war, but
> they
> definately want regime change through subversion and are raring to
> start
> that going. The Dems would not. The Repugs are also more likely
> to torpedo
> any European cooperation initiative on trade and nuclear power,
> and would be
> much more likely to bomb their facilities, or encourage others to
> do so.
Would Iran give up the nuclear option without denuclearisation of Israel? I am not sure, Michael, how the Democrats (or the European initiative) would solve this problem if Iran were to bring up question of Israeli nukes?
Ulhas