President Ahmadinejad of Iran is hinting that they might pull out of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty if the United Nations puts sanctions on Iran. This would make the international political situation a bit more clear for the President in terms of getting support for further sanctions, but not necessarily for creating a coalition in favor of military action. The point may be moot, as the Russians and Chinese will oppose sanctions, which means the Iranians will not have to follow through on the threat.

Michael Rubin, who has written a book about Iran, is questioned about that country on the National Review's website. He has an interesting perspective on the nature of Iran (think Persia more than Islam).

As always in this situation, the wildcard is the Israelis. We have another Israeli official warning about Iran's nuclear program, this time saying that the Iranian threat is the "worst threat to the Jews since Hitler". If diplomacy fails, is there any possibility that the Israelis won't strike Iran?

Meanwhile, the Boston Globe has finally recognized the existence of the Conservative opposition to the President's aggressive foreign policy. If they had asked me, I could have told them about that five years ago.

On the domestic side, Newt Gingrich says the GOP majority is in jeopardy. He is right.

Robert Samuelson says the President's troubles are about policy, not people, which means the current staff shake-up won't do any good. He is right, too.