I agree fully with Brian. I found it almost comical how the Iranians a few days ago “wanted to solve this crisis.” Really? Then release the hostages!! I don’t pine for war, but I would just once love to see Iran overplay their hand and get punished mightily for it. If the Brits bombed their nuclear facilities into oblivion or destroyed their oil producing capabilties, I’d have a smile on my face for a month (and would gladly pay $7 a gallon).

Naturally, I’m not looking beyond the immediate satisfaction of seeing the mullahs realizing they stepped too far and are terrorized because of it. Unfortunately, Brian is right – the West has become too soft and thus allows itself to be bullied by a lesser Iran. All this appeasement will likely lead to a conflict as Iran gets emboldened. I figure Israel will have to make a stand before too long. When it does, I imagine the conflict won’t be as “calm” as the recent Israel/Hezbollah dust-up last year.