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"The bottom line is that Iran is our principal enemy in the Middle East, and perhaps in the entire world . . . As for the question of nuclear weapons, it seems hard to imagine that Iran does not already have them. Iranians are not stupid, and they have been at this for a minimum of 20 years in a world where almost all of the major components needed for a nuclear weapon--not to mention old nuclear weapons--are for sale. A lot of these components are for sale in nearby Pakistan.
"And if the Iranians do have a weapon, it is impossible to imagine that, at a moment of crisis, they will not use it. The point is, we have an implacable enemy which has no intention of negotiating a settlement with us. They want us dead or dominated, just as our enemies did in the 1930s and '40s. You can't make deals with a regime like that."
This blunt warning is from Michael Ledeen, a former national security advisor and U.S. State and Defense Department employee who is now a contributing editor at National Review Online and the author of more than 20 books ("Understanding Iran," Imprimis, October 2008, emphasis in original throughout).
Mr. Ledeen clearly feels that no deal is possible with Iran. Others feel differently, including many European leaders and the new administration in Washington , D.C.
Get it wrong and the consequences are enormous: A major conflict could erupt in the Middle East, the central focus of Bible prophecy.
Another warning appears on the cover of a new book by former CIA operative Robert Baer, The Devil We Know: Dealing With the New Iranian Superpower: "Over the last thirty years, while the United States has turned either a blind or dismissive eye, Iran has emerged as a nation every bit as capable of altering America's destiny as traditional superpowers Russia and China. Indeed . . . in some ways, Iran 's grip on America's future is even tighter" (2008).
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