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Published in Cleveland Jewish News 3/13/09:

A sentence in the article on p. 10 of the Mar 6 edition, written by Doug Guth, quotes Dr. Michael Oren as saying, "War with Iran is inevitable." Of all the things this historian says, the idea of war with Iran being "inevitable" is the most destructive to any peaceful resolution in the Middle East. Bibi Netanyahu is apparently a proponent of bombing Iran, at least their nuclear facilities, but I hope clearer Israeli heads prevail.

Yes, Israel has heart, resolve, technology; and is up against all its Arab/Persian neighbors, and is greatly worried about survival. But the use of an Iranian nuclear weapon, responding to an Israeli bombing, would be catastrophic to both.

Watching a recent TV documentary about Iran, I observed that Iranians are very modern people, love Western culture, and the vitriol spewing from the mouth of Ahmadinejad runs counter to the average Iranian citizen’s opinions. If Iran continues to develop nuclear power, it is primarily to demonstrate that they can "play with the big boys," and can use it for electrical power generation for manufacturing goods and to pump oil.

Elliott Berenson, Chesterland