The Iranian Nuclear Threat
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It is despicable for former ambassador John R. Bolton ["Time for an Israeli Strike?," op-ed, July 2] to urge that Israel do the world's dirty work by taking out Iran's nuclear program. If an Iran with nuclear weapons poses a greater threat to the world than does any other nation with nuclear weapons, then it is the world's job to find a solution, because only that kind of solution is workable in the long run.
That Israel is vulnerable to such bad advice is due in part to the bad actions of its neighbors and of the United Nations in sanctioning discrimination against the Jewish state and failing to work for an equitable solution to Palestinian grievances. But Israel is also vulnerable in part because of its own willingness to rely on massive funding from the United States.
Expecting others to do our dirty work and looking for a quick (and violent) remedy might seem the easy way, but it is just bad policy for the United States. One would think that these days even Mr. Bolton would know this.
ANNLINN KRUGER
Silver Spring
