Liberals on Iran.

They favor talks; mullahs do, too.
The heavy water Persians brew
Disturbs them, but they're betting talk--
Which didn't save the last Great Auk
Or France's Third Republic--beats
Swallowing something that repeats.
From where I sit, there's no Churchill
To give this lot a kick uphill.
--W. H. VON DREELE

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