Possible Iranian rational:

1. Bush identifies Iraq, Iran, and North Korea as "The Axis of Evil."
2. Iraq does not have nuclear weapons. The U. S. attacks and invades Iraq.
3. North Korea does have nuclear weapons. The U. S. does not attack and invade North Korea.
4. The way to keep the United States from attacking and invading us is for us to have nuclear weapons.

Sounds pretty straightforward to me.

In the meantime, on this side of the pond, the inmates are in charge of the asylum.

When does the next star ship leave for Alpha Centauri?

Don Firth