I've had a hard time taking Thomas Friedman seriously ever since his advocacy of the war in Iraq. But I have to acknowledge that there are still occasions when he's right on the money -- as he has been in urging cooperation between the U.S. and China on clean energy technologies.

Unfortunately, Friedman's punditry may be taking a turn for the worse. His article in today's New York Times is one of his most illogical and ill-considered since his "invade Iraq" days.

In suggesting that the new National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iran has reduced U.S. leverage in moving Tehran towards capping or eliminating its nuclear enrichment program, he uses one of the most tortured (and inaccurate) analogies I have seen in a long while.

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