A nuclear armed Ayatollah is not acceptable.

Iran refused French and Russian offers to refine Iranian uranium into nuclear fuel for power generation and medical uses instead insisting on their nationalistic "nuclear right." Iran's intentions have become clear ... Iran has used chemical weapons in the recent past — perhaps provoked by Saddam Husein but the Iranian propensity for the use of banned weapons does not lend credence to their responsibility with other prohibited weapons.

There is a world wide agreement on further nuclear proliferation that has been repeatedly violated by quite a few nations. The world is not a safer place with nuclear armaments and if there was a realistic way of fully disposing of all nuclear weapons the world would be a much safer place — reasonable persons would agree.

Iran's threats are really internal ones and the current theocratic government there was almost overthrown from within last year. The Iranian government leaders are saber rattling attempting to appease internal dissent but the regime's practices will be their own downfall. It is a shame if Iranians wish to kill each other but it is an internal affair. However, when they impose threat on other nations they will pay the price.