Sen. Chuck Schumer in today's Wall Street Journal on Iran's nuclear and missile programs:

Two years ago, under NATO auspices, Poland, the Czech Republic and Romania agreed to build an antimissile defense site to thwart the threat of a nuclear missile attack by Iran. The threat is hypothetical and remote, and the Bush administration's emphasis on pursuing the antimissile system, without Russia's cooperation, still baffles many national security experts.

If Iran goes apocalyptic, remember Sen. Schumer's assessment.