Their missile test, a response to the far more extensive pretend bombing exercises by Israel a few weeks ago, will only encourage the aggressors. Just as defending yourself against Genghis Khan was blasphemy, since the gods had given him the earth, so is defending yourself against the US or its regional gendarme. The only acceptable course is to lay yourself open to attack and follow orders. Oh, and to change the name of your country from the Islamic Republic to the Neocon Democracy.