Antoinette Van Beck’s Reviews > The Withdrawal: Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, and the Fragility of U.S. Power > Status Update

"Iran is a small-scale version of China. It does not get intimidated and does not follow orders. Iran might be able to design some kind of deterrent, but the United States and Isr**l do not want that. The nuclear weapons problem can be easily handled if Isr**l stops being a sacred cow that can't be touched." (from the chapter on US interference in Iraq)