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Source: http://www.nationalreview.com/ledeen/ledeen200411290913.asp
Europe's Ritual Dance: The Western Counterpart of Iran's Deception
(National Review)Michael Ledeen - I do not believe Israel will solve the problem of the Iranian nuclear threat for us, both because it is militarily very daunting and because successive Israeli governments have believed that Iran is too big a problem for them, and if it is to be solved, it will have to be solved by the U.S. and our allies. Iran is the keystone of the terrorist edifice, and we are doomed to confront it sooner or later, nuclear or not. Secretary of State Powell recently stressed that American policy does not call for regime change in Tehran - even though the president repeatedly called for it. And the president is right; regime change is the best way to deal with the nuclear threat and the best way to advance our cause in the war against the terror masters. We have a real chance to remove the terror regime in Tehran without any military action, but rather through political means, by supporting the Iranian democratic opposition.