U.S. warns Iran of 'painful consequences'

Bolton played the bad cop and threatened Iran - giving Condi the day off.

Iran faces “tangible and painful consequences” if it continues its nuclear activities and the United States will use “all tools at our disposal” to stop this threat, a senior U.S. official said Sunday, ahead of a crucial international meeting on Iran.
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton, speaking at a convention of Jewish-Americans, said it is too soon for the U.N. Security Council to impose sanctions on Iran but other countries are talking about doing so and Washington is “beefing up defensive measures to cope with the Iranian nuclear threat.”

How can "defensive measures" lead to "painful consequences?" Come on John. 'Fess up. We all know what you are planning.

The problem is that the "painful consequences" of an Iranian adventure will be visited on by the whole world. We think Iraq is bad - we haven't seen anything yet!