In a move that comes as no surprise, Syria, an unofficial member of the axis of evil, has wholeheartedly endorsed Iran’s efforts to develop “peaceful” nuclear technology. Syrian President (and dictator) Bashar Assad, still licking his wounds after being chased from Lebanon is looking to Iran to bolster its own position in the Middle East. Syria, like Iran is also facing the threat of UN sanctions for its complicity in the assasination of former Lebanese Prime Minister, Rafic Hariri. Assad is a long time supporter of Iran and Iran’s new fire eating president recently paid a visit to his fellow terror state.

Syria, like Iran contends that as a sovereign state it is Iran’s right to pursue the development of nuclear technology, something that is allowed under the nuclear non-proliferation treaty. Technically, Assad is correct and some outside observers would question the calls of the US and the EU to halt Iran’s nuclear program. If it were any other country, with a few exceptions, Assad’s argument would be legitimate. But in the case of Iran the issue is not as benign as the mullahs of Tehran would have us believe. Iran is an avowed an admitted sponsor of terror. Iran’s aggressive actions and desire to destroy Israel are widely acknowledged. Iran simply cannot be trusted with nuclear power.

Unlike conventional weapons, thereby we could wait for Iran to act before retaliating; nuclear weapons are far more devastating with far greater long-term consequences. America and the world cannot afford to wait idly by as Iran emerges as a nuclear power. Indeed, Iran is far more dangerous than North Korea, who by most accounts is quite content to oppress and starve its own people. North Korea, unlike Iran, does not represent an entity bent on world conquest; Iran does and has said as much, noting that Islam is destined to rule the world.

Given such realities, a hard line must be maintained vis-à-vis Iran. America, cannot act alone, on this matter, not only because it would impose a logistical nightmare for the US but also because if America acts alone it will serve only to bolster Iran’s position in the world, America, however, cannot rely solely on the Europeans to take the lead on this matter. Europe’s poor negotiating stance and its flirtation with appeasement served only to embolden Iran as much as Russian technology served to equip Iran.
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