Even though the UN seems poised to strengthen sanctions against Iran, and unilateral sanctions by the US may be followed by some in the EU, the fact is that these options will not stop Iran from enriching uranium.Bombing will delay, not destroy the Iranian's ability to make a bomb. Hence, as Michael Rubin points out in his AOL column, we need to "think outside the box" in order to find a solution:Here, Iran's trade union movement provides an answer. The Bush administration missed a "Gdansk moment" in 2005 when Tehran bus driver Mansour Osanlou, the Iranian equivalent of Poland's Lech Walesa, organized the Islamic Republic's first independent trade union. Sugar processors in southwestern Iran soon followed suit.If bus drivers and factory workers can beat the regime at a local level, imagine the pressures Tehran would face from a dozen more trade unions? If unions can force the regime to pay eight months' worth of back salaries or invest in pension schemes, then the...(Read Full Post)