I couldn't agree with you more. Absolutely, within the context of Mr. Ahmadinejad's threat to wipe Israel off the map, one puts this great fear of the actual capability to do so with nuclear weapons. It is one critical aspect in determining why we cannot afford to allow Iran to achieve nuclear weapons capability. The risk is there to Israel, and I think it amplifies the whole context. You put that so very well.
There's even more to it in the disputes between fundamentalism of a Shia nature and fundamentalism of a Sunni nature that have historically conflicted. We know the tenets of the Wahabi and al-Qaeda policies that look at many of the Shi'ite community as apostate. They talk back and forth in apocalyptic terms. So this apocalyptic capability of a nuclear capability within Iran's hands is very dangerous from many perspectives.
One has to understand it's not just a question of non-proliferation; it's a question of the worst kind of risk that can destabilize a whole region and international peace.