Neocons Inc.: "...Price of Bush's flip-flop= Tehran overconfidence, erosion of UN's resolutions effectiveness & forfeiture of 'redline' credibility.."

Michael Rubin in the DailyStar, here

"...Iranians play chess while Americans play checkers. That Tehran's nuclear program has progressed so far is a testament to the Iranian strategy. In contrast, Bush's move has little to do with a well-thought-out strategy and is more a flailing attempt to change legacy. As Iranian centrifuges continue to spin, the price of Bush's flip-flop will be high: Iranian overconfidence, erosion of future UN Security Council resolution effectiveness and forfeiture of future redline credibility. With its diplomatic card wasted, the next US president will have a stark choice: Allow the Islamic Republic to go nuclear or accelerate the application of far more costly measures..."