Ferguson and the bombing of Iran

"So why don’t they? Folks often ask me why Muslims don’t do more to condemn terror. In fairness, why do rich and powerful types over here continue to call for war on poor countries, with little consideration of the consequences—especially after the last such war, on Iraq, went so horribly, gruesomely wrong? Hundreds of thousands dead, and counting. At the very least, that should be a consideration.  But not for Niall Ferguson, who renews his enthusiastic celebration of militancy in the aptly-titled Daily Beast, arguing that five of the commonest reasons people give for not going to war with Iran are inadequate and unconvincing. That Ferguson thinks he can offer us a five-step guide to bombing a country indicates what kind of man he is. Still more telling: None of his five reasons speak to the long-term human consequences." (thanks Dana)