To Iran's regime
The "stark alternative" on Iran arrive on/about 2006: we're just getting our minds around it now.
When even the hardliners raise the obvious possibility that we'll end up managing the risk because the strike either will not happen or won't achieve its ends, then we move into the serious phase of thinking on this subject.
Delays Iran's nuke, and doesn't injure any civilians.
Gives the Green movement and Israelis more time
to oust regime.
And its do-able.
Anthropologist