Reply #54: You forget that Iran was moderating it's religious views in the late 1990s..

[Solon]

Then Bush enters office, and, because of his stupid "axis of evil" and sabre rattling remarks, the moderation movement, led mostly by young people, was completely neutered. What affect would air strikes have on a nation that poses little threat to the region right now? When was the last time Iran attempted to invade another nation, remember, the Iran-Iraq war was a war of defense by Iran.

Think about what happened in the United States after 9/11, Bush was empowered, and the U.S. became, simply put, more dangerous to the security of the world. Wouldn't these "surgical" airstrikes have the same effect in Iran?