The Political Inquirer

 Check out this quote from today’s New York Post with regards to how to deal with Iran and the Middle East:

In dealing with rogue states, diplomacy can never be a substitute for, or even the alternative to, force. It can only be effective as the extension of force - force that is a credible threat because it will be decisive if unleashed, and because it plainly will be unleashed should diplomacy fail.

Diplomacy cannot be a substitute or even an alternative to force?  Right because we really gave diplomacy a try and force has worked so well.