macy and a relentless focus; it
also requires an ability to take
some heat, a trait this adminis-
tration has not yet displayed.
The changing world economy
makes it significantly harder for
the United States to take these
kinds of actions. Suddenly, we
find ourselves with a weak econ-
omy, a weak dollar, and a grow-
ing sense that we no longer have
the economic clout to work our
will on other countries.
The battle against Iran will
also require tough and sustained
pressure on countries like Rus-
sia and China, which continue to
provide Teheran with nuclear
materials and ballistic missile
technology. Stern lectures are not
enough; Congress and the ad-
ministration need to use every
trade and economic lever at their
disposal to force those nations to
stop dealing with Iran.
It doesn't take much political
acumen to figure out that the re-
cent flurry of interest in the Iran
problem is related to the presi-
dent's reelection bid.
In recent days, the adminis-
tration seems to have remem-
bered that the Jewish community
Iran is one of
precious few issues
that pro-Israel
forces can
agree on.
— one of the last holdouts in the
traditional Democratic coalition
— will be pivotal in 1996.
For example, President Clin-
ton chose to announce the Iran
policy before a Jewish group.
But in a democracy, good
things often get done for purely
political reasons. If Mr. Clinton's
recent decision means that Iran's
steady advance towards a nuclear
arsenal is slowed, the political el-
ement in the administration's
new policy will be forgivable.
But if the president's actions
are too steeped in politics, he
could lack the follow-through to
turn rhetoric into reality.
That would further deplete
American credibility and de-
crease the chances that-the civi-
lized nations will deal with the
problem of an armed-to-the-teeth
Iran.
By making his announcement
before a Jewish group, as part of
a flurry of appearances that were
inescapably political, Mr. Clinton
may have undercut his own pol-
icy by implying that the new
American initiative is, at least in
part, a concession to a special in-
terest group — a "Jewish issue,"
so to speak.
In fact, cranking up the pres-
sure against Iran is a matter of
vital national interest. II
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