Referring to the Iranian regime which has been defying the Security Council and mastering the skills it needs to make its own nuclear weapon, the New York Times on its Monday’s editorial (Mar. 31) wrote:
Presidents, George Bush and Vladimir Putin, after months of acrimony and years of inaction, are suddenly ready to talk seriously about serious matters. We hope it is not too late, since both are nearly at the end of their presidencies. There are certainly a lot of things they need to address.

Mr. Bush is especially eager to expand his grandiose vision for missile defense, including a European-based system in Poland and the Czech Republic. The technology isn’t close to being ready and will pose no threat to Russia… but that hasn’t stopped Moscow from objecting it until there is a verifiable threat from Iran or some other hostile state.