The Case for Bargaining With Iran
By Joschka Fischer. He was Germany's foreign minister and vice chancellor from 1998 to 2005 and was a leader in the Green Party for nearly 20 years (THE WASHINGTON POST, 29/05/06):
The Iran crisis is moving fast in an alarming direction. There can no longer be any reasonable doubt that Iran's ambition is to obtain nuclear weapons capability. At the heart of the issue lies the Iranian regime's aspiration to become a hegemonic Islamic and regional power and thereby position itself at eye level with the world's most powerful nations. It is precisely this ambition that sets Iran apart from North Korea: Whereas North Korea seeks nuclear weapons capability to entrench its own isolation, Iran is aiming for regional dominance and more.… Seguir leyendo »