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Sansho1 is right. We Americans don't have anything to fear from Iran. Are they going to build ICBM's? Even Bush and Cheney and Bolton talk only of the Iranian threat to Israel. Let me know when they have the capacity to strike the American homeland.
McCain and his trophy running mate want to have the US air force or Israeli army blow up the Iranian facilities, like Israel did to Iraq's nukes in the 1980's. Barack Obama is roughly 100 times smarter. He realizes we can talk to the Iranians, and might as well do it face to face at the highest possible levels, and convince them that they are wrong. I am sure some neocon hack will attack me on this site for being naive, but I think Obama can succeed. If there is anyone who is truly transformational, and can talk the Iranians out of attacking Israel, it is Barack. Just look at his presidential campaign.
The Jews in south Florida are right to discount the maverick bomber and his princess running mate, and give Obama a chance to talk sense to the Iranians. Like I said before, I think diplomacy - by a very gifted man - is the key to peace in this region. If the first talks don't work, I am sure Obama can use the same skills on the Russians and the Chinese at the UN.
