With campaign rhetoric calling Russia America’s greatest geopolitical foe, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s saber-rattling, and disagreements on tough issues such as Syria, it’s easy to forget how much common ground the United States and Russia share.

Former head of Israel’s Mossad spy agency, Meir Dagan, hasn’t been shy about his opinion on Iran. But just in case his previous statements haven’t resonated in quite the way they should, Dagan hit the nail on the head today, when he told an audience at an Israeli think tank that, “A strike could accelerate the procurement of the bomb. An attack isn’t enough to stop the project.”