"Spengler" on Iran

The pundit who writes as "Spengler" in the Asia Times of Hong Kong has some interesting things to say about the precarious state of the Iranian economy and the likelihood that this will push the country into imperial adventures, attempts to control or conquer adjacent countries. See his recent article for a full statement of the argument. His conclusion is sobering:

An old piece of diplomatic wisdom states that one always should give one's enemy a way out. But I see no way out for the pocket empire of Persia. Ahmadinejad and his generation of Revolutionary Guards will fight, and cautious old men like Rafsanjani will not be able to stop them.