It is at times like this that I entertain the fantasy of utterly flattening the Holy City of Qom (renaming it the "Holy City of Boom") and declaring it the Will of Allah that infidels should impose this on them.

And then, with any further bombing, post photos of the bombs as being christened "Curse of Allah" or suchlike. I would just love to insert the worm of doubt into their religious thinking. "Every bomb is a Curse from Allah. We have dropped so many bombs that we need to refer to 'kiloCurses' for each thousand. See if your Imams and Mullahs can fend them off by prayers or arm-waving. If you are truly faithful, it should be as easy as flying on a carpet." Nothing better than conspicuous ridicule.

This would probably never sell on the international scene, but it sure seems like a button that, once and frequently pushed, could prompt increasingly erratic behavior.

Good thing I'm not in charge...