IT'S GETTING BORING, IT REALLY IS – AT 10:31 A.M. ET:  Will someone please send President Obama a note?  Please say something like, "Dear Mr. President, it really isn't a good idea to talk about all the options you have on Iran, when everything you've done to stop the Iranians has failed.  I'm falling asleep, sir, I really am."

(Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Friday there are a "host of options" available to the United States and its allies if sanctions against Iran fail to thwart its nuclear ambitions.

How about naming a few, Mr. Prez.

Obama, speaking in an interview with BBC Persian, said he prefers a diplomatic solution to the nuclear standoff with Tehran but that would require a different attitude from Iran.

The U.S. president, in New York for a session of the U.N. General Assembly, used the Farsi-language broadcast to send a message to Iran, whose leadership has defied Washington's efforts to curb Tehran's nuclear program.

"We are willing to reach out with an open hand, to the Iranian government and the Iranian people," Obama said as he reiterated his willingness to engage diplomatically.

How many times has he said this?  Notice the Iranian reaction. 

The Obama administration has recently pushed through new sanctions in the U.N. Security Council and imposed unilateral U.S. penalties. "We do think that the sanctions raise the costs for the government," he said.

Asked what other actions could be taken if sanctions do not work, Obama said: "There are a whole host of options. And these options would be exercised in consultation with the international community."

Oh, I can't wait for that "consultation."  I look forward to the wisdom from Libya, or South Africa.

Obama, who did not specify what additional options he had in mind, said a diplomatic solution remained possible. "But it is going to require a change in mindset inside the ... Iranian government."

He doesn't have any other options in mind.  That's the problem.

The United States and other Western powers suspect Iran seeks to develop nuclear weapons. Tehran says it only wants nuclear technology for civilian electricity generation.

Yes, all those hardened plants are there just to power iPods and hair dryers.  In the spirit of multicultural understanding, I accept it.

September 25, 2010