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The United States, UK, and France have sprung their "trap" on Iran by deciding to announce now the existence of a secret Iranian nuclear facility. Reports indicate we have known of this facility for some time, and that Barack Obama was briefed on it during his presidential transition.

Clearly, Obama and our allies are hoping that its disclosure, during the UN's General Assembly meetings and before the G-20 conference this week, will convince other nations to support tougher sanctions.

Unfortunately, it illustrates the depths of Iran's nuclear program and adds to the overwhelming evidence that Iran's nuclear efforts are designed to produce weapons and not energy.

If Obama were a bold leader, dedicated to protecting America's interests, he would seize on this disclosure to further justify an immediate attack on Iran's nuclear facilities.

Instead, Obama, having set September 30 as the deadline for constructive negotiations, has in the spirit of all efforts with Iran for the past seven years, extended the deadline another three months - rewarding Iran for its defiance with more time to harden its facilities to attack, build its defenses, and continue to develop its nuclear program.

America, not Israel, is the only nation that has a realistic chance of dealing a decisive blow to Iran's nuclear program. As this article by military analyst Anthony Cordesman suggests, Israel doesn't possess anything close to the military capabilities of the United States to devastate Iran's nuclear program.

The answer, with all its attendant difficulties, is that we must bomb Iran now to disrupt and destroy as much of its nuclear program as we can - and continue to bomb Iran if we haven't destroyed their facilities or if Iran resumes working on its nuclear program.