“...am sick of all of this “if we don’t bomb them we are weak” junk....Either the Iranians were going to be the victors or they were going to be the victims. This result is probably about the best that can be hoped for.
Your statement is a rationale for appeasement and defeatism. You are saying that we can do nothing so let’s just sit and be outmaneuvered by the Iranian islamonuts once again.
First of all, it was BRITAIN who was negotiating, not the US.
Second, President Bush (and PM Blair) follow an intelligent strategy which includes choosing your battles.
Right now Congress has held up funding for our military. It would be the height of irresponsibility for the US to bomb Iran (or some other drastic action) while one of our best allies is in negotiations.