iran is n't 10 feet tall in this region , but by making the nuclear issue the be-all and end-all that is supposed to reduce iran 's power , the united states is only making tehran taller .
it 's not as if we both are doing terrible things and are looking for a fair and equitable compromise to stop our respective bad behaviors .
if not , we 're legitimizing a bad regime and compromising u.s. values and interests in the process by not ensuring that all americans being held by iran 's serial abuse of human rights .