Two excellent cover stories on Iran. One, in the Weekly Standard by Reuel Marc Gerecht. It’s mostly a piece of sober analysis about our options. In way, the more interesting piece in the cover story of the New Republic. Registration is required. But you should definitely at least take a look at the cover. Don’t let anyone tell you that it’s the American right which is trying to “demonize” Ahmadinejad.

On the merits, the piece makes a poweful case that Ahmadinejad is, in fact, demonic.

The two pieces should really be read together.