What threat?

We hear everyday now that Iran is a threat (presumably to Israel, the U.S., and, indeed, the entire world). I don't get it. What threat? They are apparently years away from being able to make a nuclear bomb. They also claim they are not interested in making a bomb anyway, merely nuclear power. While I think they may be secretly trying to make a bomb, there is apparently no hard evidence that they are. In any case why would they not want to make a bomb? They are surrounded by countries that have such bombs (Pakistan, India, Israel at least). If I were them I would want to have a bomb. But does their desire to have a bomb really represent a threat to everyone else? Nuclear bombs have traditionally been defensive weapons (except in the unique case of the U.S., the only country to ever drop one). Iran is an ancient and quite sophisticated culture that has little history of aggression against others. Iranians are poets and cultured. There is absolutely no reason to suppose that even if they had a bomb they would immediately attack anyone with it, especially Israel, as they know if they did so they would be annihilated. I cannot imagine how Iran would constitute a threat to the U.S. (or anyone else) even if they did have a nuclear bomb. They are not crazy or self-destructive. Basically I am sure they would just rather be left alone (especially by the U.S. that has meddled in their country for years and is currently threatening them with bombs and aircraft carriers).

And speaking of meddling, where does the U.S. get off accusing them of meddling in Iraq? Of course they are meddling in Iraq. They are neighbors that share a very long border. Obviously they have an interest in what transpires in Iraq. So here we are, "meddling" in a country 8000 miles away and telling their neighbors to not "meddle?" Does the insanity of this not occur to anyone? Does our stated intentions of creating a new Middle East, coupled with our military attempt to do so not involve meddling to a degree almost beyond belief?

Israel is threatening to bomb Iran with nuclear bombs to destroy their (presumed) nuclear weapons program. Actually, they are trying desperately to get the U.S. to do it for them. We are currently trying to organize all the neighboring Arab states to oppose Iranian influence in the region (Iranians are Shiites, their neighbors are Sunnis). Israel is trying to make the U.S. believe that their interests are the same as ours. They are not. The U.S. is trying to convince the Europeans that their interests are the same as ours (and Israel's). The Russians and Chinese are far too smart to be taken in by this nonsense. Can we not hope that sanity might prevail, that the U.S. will finally agree to discuss the problems with Iran and Syria (not as long as Bush/Cheney have anything to do with it). And by the way, after we take over the Horn of Africa, why should we just not move on and take over the rest of the continent (we know there is oil there). The absurdity of American foreign policy is exceeded only by the idiocy of those who are presently pretending to carry it out (if they would just agree to give us the oil everything would be fine - after all, what do they need with all that oil anyway).