Outside View: Don't view Iran's president with rose-colored glasses: Since the emergence of Hassan Rouhani as the new president of Iran, policymakers have been wondering what the future may hold for nuclear talks with Tehran.
Optimists have argued that Rouhani is a "moderate" and presents an opportunity to finally resolve the long-standing dispute over Iran's nuclear program. Yet, behind all of the hype, the fact remains that the power structure in Iran hasn't changed, nor has its course on the nuclear issue.
Rouhani is simply the latest tactic employed by the regime to buy time for its ultimate goal, which is to possess nuclear weapons.
Winston Churchill once famously said, "An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last." Each administration in the West has looked at short-term solutions to the dilemma posed by the Iranian regime and its nuclear program.
However, the reality is that there are no short-term solutions to the dilemma posed by the Iranian regime's nuclear program.
