Iran: We had a chance over three years ago for a peaceful option.

Kevin Drum has a MUST READ post about Iran over at Political Animal. Here's the summary...Before the Iraq war, Iran proposed to the U.S. to enter into negotiations to resolve differences between the two countries. The proposal had the approval of all the players in Iran. People like Powell and Armitage were in favor of it, but Cheney, along with his neocon pals, were hell bent on regime change, so they refused to talk with Iran. As Kevin points out,

since then things have only gotten worse: Iran has elected a wingnut president, they've made progress on nuclear enrichment, gained considerable influence in Iraq, and increased their global economic leverage as oil supplies have gotten tighter.

What is it with these neocon guys? I'll try to address that question in a subsequent post. Here's a hint: I think these guys simply want war, and regime change is not the reason. In the meantime, read Kevin's post.