Retired Army general says a nuclear Iran is not the end of the world.

John Abizaid, the retired Army general who headed Central Command for nearly four years, said he was confident that if Iran gained nuclear arms, the United States could deter it from using them.

"Iran is not a suicide nation," he said. "I mean, they may have some people in charge that don't appear to be rational, but I doubt that the Iranians intend to attack us with a nuclear weapon."

The Iranians are aware, he said, that the United States has a far superior military capability.

Both India and Pakistan have attained nuclear weapons, not to mention North Korea, and no imminent nuclear threat seems to be on the horizon.

This administration keeps acting like Iran is just waiting to blow a hole in the United States with nuclear technology, when there is no evidence to support that contention.

Let's face it the Bush administration just wants a reason to attack Iran and get at their oil and they are using this as an excuse. It is up to us to stop them.