A reader responds to my piece today on Iran: What do you make of Scott Ritter’s piece via Wanniski yesterday? Ritter claims that the CIA is behind the recent, pre-election bombings by the MEK (Mujahadeen el Khalq), and that the US military bases in Azerbaijan are a launching point against Tehran. I’m not sure what to make of this claim. I haven’t heard of the MEK since the Iran/Iraq war, and I thought the military bases in the Caucuses were for the protection of the BP pipeline, etc. rather than having any Iranian focus. A couple of points…I agree with … Continue reading Taking vs. Holding