“Saudi Arabia and its allies in the Gulf Cooperation Council are quietly accepting the prospect that Iran would acquire nuclear weapons.”
One wonders how this assessment was made. “If the U.S. sat on its hands, would you be prepared to do what it takes to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons?” likely would elicit a very different response than “If the U.S. and Israel were to undertake all measures, including military action if need be, to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, would you support us?”
Agree completely with skepticism over what questions were asked and how.
How about this one:
“Given that the United States and the rest of the world are now clearly dedicated to doing nothing to stop Iran from going nuclear, and given that the Iranians could wipe out your sorry little State even without nuclear weapons, would you still attempt to stop Iran from going nuclear?”
Or,
“Are you completely suicidal, or would you like to have the hope of living a little longer?”
It’s like asking them if they are going to try to stop the sun from coming up tomorrow, or would they be resigned to it.
What else were they going to say? What else are any of us going to say, for that matter.