What If We're Wrong On Iran? -- Roger Z. George, L.A. Times
In weighing an attack on Tehran's nuclear sites, it pays to remember the WMDs that weren't.
As the U.S. contemplates whether to attack Iran's nuclear facilities, intelligence community leaders should be asking themselves a question: What if we're wrong?
That question wasn't asked — or at least wasn't answered — in the run-up to the 2003 Iraq war, with devastating consequences. Before giving up on containment or deterrence polices and undertaking a "preventive war" against a nation that has not attacked the United States, we should be as certain as possible of the evidence.
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COMMENTARIES, OPINIONS, AND EDITORIALS
Iran sanctions: Amid signs they're working, EU aiming for more -- Howard LaFranchi, Christian Science Monitor
The true reason US fears Iranian nukes: they can deter US attacks -- Glenn Greenwald, The Guardian
Syria: Guilty of inaction -- Daily Star editorial
Tension Rises, But Israel and Egypt Stick to Economic Pact -- Ben Gittleson, Daily Beast
China Needs Its Own Dream -- Thomas Friedman, New York Times
The New Titan of Tbilisi -- Shaun Walker, Foreign Policy
Why Germany must face up to its €1 trillion headache -- Jeremy Warner, The Telegraph
Russia’s Local Elections: Politics in Spite of Putin -- Vladimir Kara-Murza, World Affairs
Argentina: Oil nationalization and currency controls divide a nation -- Jonathan Gilbert, Christian Science Monitor
Obama Admin Leaks Lead Libya Response -- Max Boot, Commentary
The true reason US fears Iranian nukes: they can deter US attacks -- Glenn Greenwald, The Guardian
Syria: Guilty of inaction -- Daily Star editorial
Tension Rises, But Israel and Egypt Stick to Economic Pact -- Ben Gittleson, Daily Beast
China Needs Its Own Dream -- Thomas Friedman, New York Times
The New Titan of Tbilisi -- Shaun Walker, Foreign Policy
Why Germany must face up to its €1 trillion headache -- Jeremy Warner, The Telegraph
Russia’s Local Elections: Politics in Spite of Putin -- Vladimir Kara-Murza, World Affairs
Argentina: Oil nationalization and currency controls divide a nation -- Jonathan Gilbert, Christian Science Monitor
Obama Admin Leaks Lead Libya Response -- Max Boot, Commentary
China Needs Its Own Dream -- Thomas Friedman, New York Times
The New Titan of Tbilisi -- Shaun Walker, Foreign Policy
Why Germany must face up to its €1 trillion headache -- Jeremy Warner, The Telegraph
Russia’s Local Elections: Politics in Spite of Putin -- Vladimir Kara-Murza, World Affairs
Argentina: Oil nationalization and currency controls divide a nation -- Jonathan Gilbert, Christian Science Monitor
Obama Admin Leaks Lead Libya Response -- Max Boot, Commentary
Obama’s Foreign-Policy Follies -- Jonah Goldberg, NRO
Venezuela's Capriles: the youthful challenger -- Jim Wyss, The Miami Herald/McClatchy News
Venezuela's Chavez: the born fighter -- Jim Wyss, The Miami Herald/McClatchy News
Bolívar's legacy? -- Irish Times editorial
The New Titan of Tbilisi -- Shaun Walker, Foreign Policy
Why Germany must face up to its €1 trillion headache -- Jeremy Warner, The Telegraph
Russia’s Local Elections: Politics in Spite of Putin -- Vladimir Kara-Murza, World Affairs
Argentina: Oil nationalization and currency controls divide a nation -- Jonathan Gilbert, Christian Science Monitor
Obama Admin Leaks Lead Libya Response -- Max Boot, Commentary
Obama’s Foreign-Policy Follies -- Jonah Goldberg, NRO
Venezuela's Capriles: the youthful challenger -- Jim Wyss, The Miami Herald/McClatchy News
Venezuela's Chavez: the born fighter -- Jim Wyss, The Miami Herald/McClatchy News
Bolívar's legacy? -- Irish Times editorial