Why consider opposing viewpoints?

Introduction

Chapter 1. Is Iran a threat to global security? 1. Iran is a nuclear threat / Douglas Davis; 2. Iran is not a nuclear threat / Edward S. Herman; 3. Iran is a threat to Israel / Martin Indyk; 4. Iran is not a threat to Israel / Ehsaneh I. Sadr; 5. Iranian anti-Americanism threatens the United States / A. William Samii; 6. Most Iranians do not hate Americans / Lawrence Davidson

Chapter 2. What is the state of human rights in Iran? 1. Iran violates human rights / Amnesty International; 2. Iran does not violate human rights / Paimaneh Hastaei; 3. Women's rights are improving in Iran / Shirin Ebadi, interviewed by Jacqueline M. Massey; 4. Women's rights are not improving in Iran / Parvan Darabi; 5. Censorship is commonplace in Iran / Farouz Farzami; 6. Iran brutalizes homosexuals / Doug Ireland

Chapter 3. How should the United States respond to Iran? 1. The United States must use military strikes to end Iran's nuclear weapons program / Jed Babbin; 2. The United States should not use military strikes to end Iran's nuclear weapons program / Paul Rogers; 3. The United States must work with Europe to control Iran / Alan L. Isenberg; 4. The United States should not follow Europe's lead on Iran / Wall Street Journal; 5. The United States should encourage political reform in Iran / Michael McFaul and Abbas Milani; 6. The United States must not become involved in Iranian political reform / Geneive Abdo

Chapter 4. What is the future of Iran? 1. Iranian political reform is likely / Jahangir Amuzegar; 2. Iranian political reform is faltering / Daniel Tsadik, et al.; 3. Iranian youths will work for reform / Golnar Motevalli; 4. Iranian youths will not work for reform anytime soon / Azadeh Moaveni; 5. Iranians must take responsibility for their future / Reza Pahlavi; 6. Iran faces a perilous economic future / Vahid Isabeigi.