Kendall said "If a big dog comes at me with his teeth bared and growling, should I wait until it bites me before I blow its damned head off? Even if Iran HAD vowed to "wipe Israel off the map" that 'big dog, teeth bared & growling' isnt coming at the U.S. (or the U.K.) but at Israel...& yes, the concept of Nuclear Deterrence, might, it is to be hoped, caution them against doing that, but sadly, Bush has wasted his chances...after the debacle in Iraq, & the insufficiently well-pursued venture in Afghanistan, to attack Iran, even conventionally, would, without any shadow of a doubt, cause such an upsurge in terrorist attacks against the U.S. & its interests as to be beyond the worst fears of anyone. The Islamic world really would then feel that the war was against every Muslim nation, & react accordingly.

I hope I'm wrong, but I really do see more '9/11's & 7/7's in the future if we are not VERY careful.