Ledeen on The Iranian Referendum

American Enterprise Institute scholar Michael Ledeen explains why a US endorsement of the call for a referendum on the Iranian regime would be useful, even though it would almost certainly go unheeded. And he offers this reminder:

As everyone knows, a steady stream of information shows that these evil people [the mullahs] are relentlessly pursuing their dream of building atomic bombs, which they foolishly believe will protect them against the forces of freedom.

It is a measure of their madness that they have it backwards. The closer they get to the gateway to the nuclear club, the greater the urgency to bring down the regime. Most experts believe the mullahs are very close indeed, which means that revolutionary steps need to be taken quickly.