We may see it as that. But, guaranteed, many Israelis see it as considerably more threatening. And we have to be willing to see it from that perspective too. My point is that BB's "solution" will not help--and we could do things to strengthen the less hardline figures in Iran.

As a card-carrying capitalist ( in contrast to some on Mudcat), I still feel that Western culture and Western goods--which many Iranians want--are a much better way to undermine any hardcore fundamentalist regime than sabre-rattling.