You really should get out more, Mike. Many people out there are really considering what is best to do. Your "don't do anything and hope for the best" approach is called pacifism on the left and realism on the right. Those who have studied Iran shudder at the thought of not doing anything. Those who have studied Iran and would like not to do anything can't bring themselves to accept a nuclear Iran. However, I must admit that staying inside and pulling the cover over one's head is an old tried and true approach for a lot of issues. I have a dog who puts her head under something after she's been in the backyard eating poop and I go after her with a paper towel to wash her mouth out. Lawrence _____ From: lit-ideas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:lit-ideas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mike Geary Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 11:43 AM To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: America Against the World LH: Perhaps we could get a coalition of the willing together,... This IS meant as a joke, isn't it? Forget it, Lawrence. Iran as much as has a nuke right now. Get over it. Your boy Bush painted himself in a corner in Iraq -- despite the whole world telling him not to paint there -- and now there's nothing he can do that won't destroy the last vestiges of American honor in the world. Learn to speak Farsi, that's all I can suggest. Mike Geary Memphis