Non-Asians being non-critical, and the Iranian nuclear crisis.

The first part of the article talks about how the reaction to the French foreign minister's recent faux pas (in talking about war) shows how Europe and Russia are unwilling to rock the boat.

The second part of the article argues why this beating about the bush is a mistake: allowing Iran to achieve nuclear hegemony will only provoke violent response in the region; recent history has shown that the Middle Eastern nations are trigger-happy over conflicts of oil interests, theology, and territory - imagine the consequences if even one of those triggers were linked to a nuclear missile.

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