| Hardly a day goes by that we don't hear | | | | leaders to brandish weapons and pretend to be a |
| diminutive Iran roar like a lion about its nuclear | | | | superpower are unwisely conceived. They hope |
| ambitions. Or growl about its mighty power by | | | | to be what, due to their nation's size and |
| launching yet another flight of missiles. Yet among | | | | resources, they can never be. |
| the world's most powerful nations Iran remains | | | | Far better to spend their national treasure on the |
| inarguably diminutive. So, regardless of all the | | | | prosperity of their citizens, instead of on nuclear |
| bluster, it can never be more than the mouse | | | | armaments that, at their most dangerous, certify |
| that roared. | | | | them as a possible target for a nuclear attack. |
| The powers that be can observe and even | | | | And far more productive to join the family of |
| indulge Iran, but they know quite well that the | | | | nations as a peaceful and prosperous member |
| mouse better behave itself, because they can | | | | than to bellow impossibilities. |
| always give in a backhand and send it sprawling | | | | But these hopes may be too revolutionary, at |
| across the floor and scurrying back into its hole. | | | | least, for now. So we have to settle for the |
| Are we attempting to make fun of the | | | | most that's likely. If the little nation will just stop |
| descendants of the Darius? No. We have a more | | | | roaring, the powers that be have shown plenty of |
| considerate goal. | | | | willingness to throw it some cheese and let it |
| Our intention is to reveal that the efforts of its | | | | nibble away in peace. |