The repeated failures of the Baldwin government to deal with rising Nazi power are often laid, historically, on the doorstep of Chamberlain, since he presided over the final collapse of European affairs, resisted acting on military information, lied to the House of Commons about Nazi military strength, shunted out opposition which, correctly, warned of the need to prepare – and above all, failed to use the months profitably to ready for the oncoming conflict.
And now I read:
Unlike American officials, ElBaradei says that he is not convinced that Iran's ultimate goal is to build a weapon, though IAEA officials believe that Iran wants to have all of the major components of a weapon in hand so that it is clear that it could build one in weeks or months.
History repeats itself, but not exactly.
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