I'm seeing parallels here with Michael Moore's depiction of Iraqi Parklife right before the Evil Empire storms in. When will people realize that saying 'Iraqis' or 'Iranians' without qualifying which Iraqis or Iranians they are addressing makes for nothing more than pointless babble. The mullah regime didn't need to write a 'Bomb Israel Now' essay, they have billboard campaigns that say as much all over the country! Ahmadenijad is a puppy dog--but is Khamenei? Do you know that it is a common opinion among even most conservative Iranians that the clerics are liars and thieves? If Iranian citizens want nuclear power it is more a matter of autonomy and national pride, not because they're any more eager than the rest of us to see what their leaders will do with them. You're right--American and Israeli armies are two of the most dangerous in the world--but to whom? Ba'athist dictators, Al-Qaeda militants, Iranian theocrats, all of whom are economically, psychologically, and politically violent toward average citizens (mostly fellow Muslims) as a matter of daily course. Just because Freund is a nut, doesn't mean you should get behind the mullahs who are loathed by the majority of people they 'govern--' people who want the freedom to wear what they like, read and listen to what they like, say what they like and make democratic political decisions. Take 30 seconds, indeed!! Put yourself in the position of a student brutally assaulted for non-violent protest--maybe even a student whose friends were murdered by the Ansar-e Hezbollah during that protest. Now imagine that you discover that some liberals in America think that the friends of your attackers--your friend's killers--should have nuclear weapons. I took those 30 seconds and it makes what you've just said sound totally weird.