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Dr. Zin’s weekly Iran roundup speculates that Bush’s “shift” toward giving Europe’s diplomacy a try is shrewd, since Iran wants the bomb and won’t make a deal. If Bush is ready to stick to his principles and we’re not in for another European double-cross, then he’s right. The key is to get the Europeans to commit to certain basics in advance, and to the trim the fuze short enough so that when the talks fail, we still have time to stir things up for Iran’s next election.