Public needs to know Iran nuclear situation

Whatever position one takes on the Iran “agreement,” it is already becoming an issue of what exactly does it mean to the country as a whole.

It was Disraili who exclaimed in the latter days of the British Empire that Britain had no permanent enemies and no permanent friends — only permanent “interests.”

What exactly that meant at the time in terms of military strength, was measured in how many first line battleships and battle cruisers should Britain have against any “potential” future enemy. The formula came out as two to one.

We are not interested in battle ships or cruisers any more. We are...