Blake Hounshell, Foreign Policy
A handful of articles have been written over the past few days indicating the importance Iran and Afghanistan will have for Barack Obama’s legacy. Some have even gone so far as to say that Afghanistan will be his Vietnam. Given all the focus Afghanistan has received over it’s recent election, now is a good time to turn the focus back to Iran. They’re not backing down on their nuclear ambitions according to a new report by the International Atomic Energy Agency. Israel is not happy about this for obvious reasons. It’s so bad that they’re threatening military action. Obama has already threatened sanctions, but if those don’t work, then what? The five permanent members of the UN Security council are sitting down to try and figure out how to handle such a sticky situation.
http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/08/29/nuclear_september
