Friedman gets it right on Iran. That's right. Friedman

I normally view Thomas Friedman as an insufferable wanker who has little more use in this world than that of a life support system for a mustache.

This time out, however, Friedman has actually made sense. In fact, credit where credit is due, Friedman has laid out precisely why the US should not be considering any kind of military action against Iran. Instead, he describes a foreign policy game involving finesse, diplomatic skill and development of dialogue with Iran that would set a precedence in US foreign relations.

The only problem is, the Bush administration is too stupid to understand it, too wrapped up in Saudi Arabia to try it and to absorbed in their military ambitions to see the value.

Friedman is spot on in his analysis of Iran and Saudi Arabia. And his view of the correct course of action is exactly what others have been saying in different ways for years.

That's the problem. Since he opposes the Bush administration's apparent sabre-rattling, he'll now be ignored. Watch the wankosphere go absolutely bananas now.

It's all at The Agonist.

H/T Dymaxion World