Michael Ledeen answers this question by delving into the enormous problems facing the mullahs in Tehran. They include:Sinking oil prices that have put a crimp in their plans to fund terror groups around the world.Losing wars in Iraq and now Gaza, showing their proxies to be toothless and without the blessings of Allah.Signs of panic coming from the government, including the bounty of $1 million placed on the head of Egypts president Mubarak and raucous demonstrations at several western embassies.Assaulting the headquarters of Nobel Prize Winner Shirin EbadiStudent demonstrations on university campuses around the country.An inability to get the oil producing countries to significantly cut production.Given all this, Ledeen draws some interesting conclusions:I have long argued that the Iranian regime is fundamentally hollow, that much of its apparent strength is bluster and deception rather than real power and resolve.  At a minimum, it is a regime that must constantly fear for...(Read Full Post)