That's the news Israeli PM Netanyahu had for the American public on Meet the Press yesterday.
Which puts the Iranian nuclear program about where it was when Netanyahu first sounded the alarm twenty years ago.
Which leads one to conclude that either the Iranians really are that stupid, or Netanyahu is being unduly alarmist.
I think generally speaking the public has caught on that Netanyahu has 101 really sound political motives for his non-stop trumpeting of the Iran nuke story, none of which have much bearing on whether or not or if ever Iran develops a bomb.
His hysterical proclamations do succeed in drawing the eye away from more pressing issues, both within Israel and without.
Little things like making peace with those pesky Palestinians who just won't go away.
Or those cranky young Israeli Jews who have the audacity to protest in the street about the hardships they face trying to build lives in the Holy Land.
Meanwhile, former Mossad boss Meir Dagan showed up on a rival network hours later to pour scorn on the idea.
The Iranian leadership is comprised of rational operators he believes. Bellicose rhetoric aside, they know that they'll need hundreds of nuclear weapons before they pose a realistic threat to Israel.
Given the pace of their nuclear program, that should take us well into the next millennium.
In the meantime, let's all just take a few deep breaths and try to relax.
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