Iranian Tourist Spot - Nuclear Plants

Call me an asshole, but I have got to applaud the Iranian's for this. Iran has opened up their nuclear plants up to tourists. They know that neither us, or the Israelis will bomb the plant if there are known to be civillians there. However, it does raise the question; Why do they open up the plants for tourists, but not to inspectors. Especially if the plant is for "peaceful purposes"? I would imagine that if we had a nuclear power plant and say, the Canadians were worried about it and wanted to take a look, we wouldn't have a problem. It's a simple mechanism. If you want us to look like idiots, and what Iranian cleric wouldn't, why don't you open up your facilities to UN inspectors and show that there truly isn't anything there?

Something like that would have been a major coup for the Iranians. They could have opened up their facilities and said "See! The Americans can't find WMD's in Iraq, and they can't find a military nuclear program in Iran. They are all idiots." This would have given them a lot of leeway on the international stage. Instead, they turned them away, taking away any credibility that they might have. It makes China and Russia have to squirm a little more to keep the Iranian government off of the UN Security Councils radar. Sometimes you have to wonder if people in power actually start to believe their own bullshit and think that they are invincible.

Time is running out for Iran. The Israelis have already said they would go it alone if need be to stop Iran's nuclear program. They already have set precident with Osirak. Iran has ties to terrorist organizations. There have been dead Iranian soldiers found during the latest Hezbollah/Israeli war. There is much to be worried about when it comes to Iran and nuclear capabilities. Iran has had multiple chances to avoid conflict and is painting itself into a corner that even its most fierce allies won't be able to help them out of.

Travis