Blowhard

Well of course Ahmadinejad is going to say "we've joined the nuclear club." That's what's saved North Korea's bacon. They understand how the world works. If you say you don't have nukes, you get invaded. If you say you have them, you get diplomacy.

This is all talk right now, and it's all about leverage. I wouldn't expect Iran to say anything else but this.

It is kind of interesting that the first Iranian public official to comment on this was Rafsanjani, the man who lost the bid for the Presidency to Ahmadinejad. He was placed on a council with oversight responsibilities, and as nothing happens in Iranian politics without the consent of the mullahs, I assume they sent him out to undercut the President. Another example of who wields the real power in that country.

El Baradei of the IAEA is meeting with Iranian officials this week. He's got the thankless task of trying to maintain calm amidst all this saber rattling. We are going down a very dangerous path, and I'm just unable to take the President at his word when he dismisses attack plans as "wild speculation." I hope the American people don't get fooled again.