Iranian actions may be clear, motives are not

A better understanding of Iran might save us from catastrophe | Peter Beaumont | Comment is free | The Observer
"Indeed, one of the bleakest of historical ironies is that the early revolution under Ayatollah Khomeini actually halted the western-supported civil nuclear programme in place under the shah and it was only persuaded that it needed to acquire nuclear weapons technology because of Iran's massive losses in the war with Iraq, then supported by the US, which saw Iran targeted with chemical weapons."

Is there any current  US foreign policy dilemma which is not the product of previous misguided actions? Which shows the importance of getting it right once and for all...