Haaretz is an Israeli newspaper that was suggested to my by Maya. I wanted to see what was being said about Iran...

Haaretz - Israel News - The Iranian clock:

The two gears that are turning the Iranian clock are described by an experienced administration assessor. The first: What will come more quickly - the nuclear capability or the democratic revolution? And the second: If the nuclear move is stopped by a military action, will this accelerate the process of democratization in the country or will it set it back by igniting a new explosion of deadly hostility?

"Brigadier General Mark Kimmet, who has one star on his lapel and whose position is 'deputy director of plans and policy' at the Central Command, is one of the busiest briefers, and also one of the most experienced, in the U.S. army. He carefully weighs his answer to a question about a military option in Iran - especially at a time when the command is so busy with the ever-increasing problems in Iraq: We hope, he says, that a diplomatic process will solve the problem. This is the best, most desirable way to deal with it. However, he continues, if there is 'any country' that believes that the problems in Iraq will prevent us from carrying out other missions that will be delegated to us, it is not calculating its steps correctly.

The answer to the wrong question is immediately obvious: There is a military option in Iran. The means exist, and so do plans. A possibility of failure also always exists. Hitting the nuclear installations is an option; and even if this does not destroy them, it will cause damage, which will delay Iran for many years. "