Round and Round

And here we go again. WaPo:

Traces of bomb-grade uranium found two years ago in Iran came from contaminated Pakistani equipment and are not evidence of a clandestine nuclear weapons program, a group of U.S. government experts and other international scientists has determined.

"The biggest smoking gun that everyone was waving is now eliminated with these conclusions," said a senior official who discussed the still-confidential findings on the condition of anonymity.

Sound familiar?

I've said before that Iran was a greater threat than Iraq, and even with this revelation, their support for Hizbollah and their radical mullah leadership still makes them so. But this is a grave blow to an already-battered US intelligence system. And an even bigger blow to the credibility of this Administration, which pounced on the news last year, and started to beat the war drums again. They won't back down an inch, I'm sure, but this time that dog won't hunt. Ever hear of the tale of The Boy Who Cried Wolf? That's where were at, folks.

Iran is at least ten years from being close to a nuclear program, and they've insisted that it's not their intention to do so. This despite an admission of guilt from A.Q. Khan (who we haven't bothered to arrest, he's living in a Pakistani villa) on a collusive relationship two years ago. Now our bungling gives them credibility over us. Can you imagine? It's like we're trying to fuck up.