Despite these criticisms, the book can be a useful read. For those who agree that Obama should have done more to extend a hand of friendship to Tehran, it will be a satisfying exercise in self-affirmation.

Treacherous Alliance wallows in half-truths and conspiracy rather than fact.

The Iranian "roadmap" was not a roadmap and was not Iranian.

Bitter Friends, Bosom Enemiesis abook whose predictions and analysis willappear silly in hindsight.

Remaining silent is not neutral; it is casting a vote for the status quo, including the primacy of the supreme leader and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Efforts by the international community to engage Iran have utterly failed, leaving regime change as the key to solving the problem.

When it comes to opinions on the use of torture, survey organizations report an evenly divided public.