Iran's carrot & stick show
Saturday, May 23, 2009 at 3:44AM
Thomas P.M. Barnett

WORLD NEWS: "Iran Tests Missile, Launching Pre-Election Show of Defiance," by Chip Cummins, Wall Street Journal, 21 May 2009.

Free the journalist, then shoot off the missile.

For a country that brags how unafraid of the U.S. it is, Iran certainly spends a lot of time seeking our attention.

Iran says the missiles are only to deter.

U.S. officials worry that Tehran will eventually put warheads on them.

Well, duuuuh!

That makes for world-class deterrence!

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