Unable to write too many articles on our current war without invoking the threat of Hitler, Thomas Sowell claims with certainty that Iran is pursuing nuclear weapons and must be stopped. His argument is invalid and irresponsible. He claims certainly without certain evidence.
It would not surprise me in the least to learn that Iran is indeed seeking a nuke; its neighbors to the east and west have undergone regime change by our hands, and unlike other countries in the region, Iran is not on our Axis of Good Buddies list. I don't want Iran to have weapons of mass murder; I don't like the fact that we have them either.
Until Iran becomes an aggressor intent on inflicting lasting, grave, and certain damage, we shouldn't even be considering war as an option. Even if Iran becomes such an aggressor, other options must be tried before war could become legitimate, options Mr. Sowell has no faith in now. His faith is in something else.
It is not moral paralysis to have a prudent foreign policy.
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