On the surface, Iran appears to have bested the international community in its pursuit of nuclear weapons. As former Secretary of State Colin Powell has observed, after two years of fruit-less negotiation, the international community is no closer to halting Iran’s quest for nuclear weapons. Instead, the great powers endlessly debate where and when a diplomatic showdown will take place while Iran resumes its nuclear research. In es-sence, the world is fiddling while Rome burns. The West has one ace left to play before a final showdown looms. Extending NATO membership to Israel could convince Iran’s Mul-lahs that developing a nuclear capa-bility is not in their interest.
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