(Compiler's note: This is a revealing look into the mindset of the militant leaders of Iran – and their views of the West. They are convinced America does not have the political will to do what is necessary to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear power. What’s more, past attempts at “dialogue” have only emboldened President Ahmadinejad and the Iranian mullahs.

Interestingly, as noted in the commentary below, the one action that did cause Iran to suspend part of its nuclear program was our invasion of Iraq. Those who understand that the militant Muslim world respects strength and power are not surprised by this.

Iran cannot be allowed to complete the building of nuclear weapons. An Iran with nuclear weapons is simply unthinkable and unacceptable.)

... Jaafari replaced General Yahya Safavi last year after the latter made a speech in which he implicitly warned the mullahs that Iran's military was not ready for war against far more powerful enemies.

... In 2005, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the then newly-minted President of the Islamic Republic and darling of the IRGC, unveiled a strategy based on the assumption that once George W. Bush is out of the White House, the United States would bite the bullet and accept a nuclear-armed Islamic Republic as 'regional superpower' in the Middle East.

Two events convinced Ahmadinejad that his strategy was correct: ...