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They were measured in the slow accretion of a threat that, left unchecked, would have produced exactly the crisis everyone claims to fear: a nuclear-armed Iran capable of closing the Strait of Hormuz at will, surrounded by proxy forces that could hold the entire region hostage indefinitely.
As with Iraq, appears nukes were nothing but an excuse. The Omani mediator in the negotiations reported good progress and was optimistic of an agreement where Iran would downmix the U it had and abandon it's nuke program. But that wasn't what "Bibi" wanted. "Bibi" wants Iran crushed into a failed state, and apparently was only waiting for Iran to be knocked down, to invade Lebanon.
Steve
