Mark Steyn has one of the best analogy to describe the current situation with Iran I've seen.
You know what's great fun to do if you're on, say, a flight from Chicago to New York and you're getting a little bored? Why not play being President Ahmadinejad? Stand up and yell in a loud voice, "I've got a bomb!" Next thing you know the air marshal will be telling people, "It's OK, folks. Nothing to worry about. He hasn't got a bomb." And then the second marshal would say, "And even if he did have a bomb it's highly unlikely he'd ever use it." And then you threaten to kill the two Jews in row 12 and the stewardess says, "Relax, everyone. That's just a harmless rhetorical flourish." And then a group of passengers in rows 4 to 7 point out, "Yes, but it's entirely reasonable of him to have a bomb given the threatening behavior of the marshals and the cabin crew."
That's how it goes with the Iranians.
The passengers in rows 4 to 7, of course, want to reframe the argument.
Update: This is not encouraging.
The President of Iran doesn’t have the power.
The mullahs do.
And they’re sane how?
Mark Steyn thinks people should take him seriously when it comes to his advice on handling Iran.
He batted .000 in the run-up to Iraq.
Wrong across the board, or as they say, “spectacularly wrong.”
Now we should take his advice on handling Iran?
Pass!!
You would be wrong, Robert.