game-changer. some suggested that we could possibly contain a nuclear iran but this is not a rational nation-state. this is one bent on the destruction not only of israel but it would cause a nuclear arms race in the middle east that would make that place even more dangerous than it is today. jon: how do you assess the obama administration s attempts to contain iran and contain its nuclear ambitions thus far? i believe we need a credible position and that means that all options are on the table. and no one wants to suggest that the military option is the first option. i don t believe that, it shouldn t be but it awed ought to be credible thought using every option on the table while we con intin our diplomacy. diplomacy doesn t work if your political adversary or national adversary like iran believes you won t resort to that. it needs to be credible and iran needs to know we mean