A neglected factor is that Iran's current regime has repeatedly stated that it intends to wipe Israel out. The means to do so will exist very soon. The conclusion of the article is that regime change is the only long term non-military solution. This is worth considering. As is stated at several points in the article, the genie is out of the bottle. Iran posssesses the knowledge base and the dispersion to resume their program after an attack and go back to designing and building nuclear arms.