All Eyes on Iran

By Hugh Hewitt

It seems increasingly likely that some time in the months ahead you will turn on your radio, television or Internet connection to discover that American and allied planes are over the skies of Iran dropping bombs on facilities involved in Iran's outlaw attempt to acquire nuclear weapons.

While ground forces in Iran are almost impossible to imagine, the prospect of airstrikes seems increasingly likely, given the refusal of Iran to cooperate with demands for transparency and a halt to their proliferation ambitions.

American politics will be driven by such strikes, which is why it is important now for all candidates who wish to succeed George W. Bush to speak clearly on the key issue: If Iran will not stop, must it be stopped by force? All of the major Republicans candidates have said in one way or another that force is an option. None of the Democrats have said anything of the sort.

The media and political pros need to demand clarity before bombs begin falling. Some decisions cannot be ducked, including whether to allow a revolutionary and expansionist Islamist state to acquire weapons of mass destruction.