One of the comments in the NYT article: The only point that was forgotten in the drawbacks of attacking Iran, is the most important one, Killing innocent people and potentially destroying one of the most noble civilizations I know. Persians opened their home to jewish people historically when they were not welcomed in most parts of world and they prospered in land of persia. The hatred that the blood shed and preemptive war would create will last generations after generations . Lets give humanity a chance and try negotiation. In my humble opinion, a preemptive attack would create a regional holy war.