And so the beats of the drums of war become louder..... Make no mistake, the US wants Irans oil, its coastline (which is of major strategic importance in controlling the passage of oil), and its land routes to both Pakistan (the next target?) and to Afghanistan. Israel also has a big hand in this and wants to see the only country capable of stopping its expansion crushed - so Israel propogate and manipulate the disinformation regarding Irans nuclear programme to manipulate the oppinion of a still largely ignorant American poulation who have forgotten or don't care about the meaning of peace, diplomacy, and negotiation. We are moving towards a significant confrontation in the region, a confrontation that has been 30 years in the making and which has the potential to make the vast suffering visited upon Iraq and Afghanistan look small in comparison to the terrible death and destruction that the US and Israel have planned for the people of Iran - particularly if the nuclear tipped 'bunker busters' are used. I have no idea how this maddness can be stopped, but I do know that the ramifications of an attack upon Iran will be felt around the world for a very long time.