[Wiseghy]

Within the EU and China they are getting used to the idea of a nuke Iran and trying to see what might be in it for them. Everyone knows that diplomacy and sanctions are hopeless, but short of a tactical nuclear strike on Iran or a extended conventional air war, there are no other realistic options. They don't have the stomach for war unless there as a direct of war on them. There is a wild card with the Arabs, however, who fear Persian domination.
The Russians and Paki's need to be brought to heel if containment is to work.

[JamesP81]

or a extended conventional air war, there are no other realistic options.

I expect to see an extended conventional air war. Iran doesn't have a prayer of contesting us in the air. You see, building nukes requires quite a bit of equipment, which they have spread all over the country. If we hit it now, while they don't yet have nukes, it will seriously curtail their ability even build their first one, and it gives us time to find and take all their stuff out. If we wait until they do have nukes then we have to take everything out in a massive, simulatenous air strike, which is likely to not get everything.

[ichabod1]

And they would all like to see Israel gone. They think Israel makes the situation too complicated. A "sh!tty" little country as the British Ambassador said a couple of years ago. Let them go to the dogs.