2007 -- The Next Great War?

Niall Ferguson has a chilling article in the Telegraph, where he forecasts our next great war (hat tip: Andrew Sullivan). The obvious culprit is Iran and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Ferguson's pretty clear that there are historical similarities to WWII and an unwillingess on the part of those with power to stand up to aggression. A nuclear Iran squaring off with Isreal should terrify us all. Too bad we don't seem prepared to confront it.