Reply #10: I feel ya tlcandie!

[Barkley]

A number of 'savvy' minded political scientists have made similar conjectures about the consequences of the US pre-emptive war in Iraq: that it would lead to more proliferation as countries seek to deter US aggression. See

"With Iraq beaten, the US is now playing the same dangerous WMD game with Iran." Simon Tisdall Tuesday May 27, 2003 The Guardian

With US bases out of Saudi Arabia and now in bordering Iraq, Iran does have security issues/ concerns. The policy of pre-emtive war makes deterrence more salient.

Iran's desire for state survival and deterrence is consistent with the classical 'realist' view of international relations.