2 minds on the Iranian assassination plot

I don't know what to believe. Juan Cole makes a pretty good case that the
facts of the matter make it look like it was not really run by the Iranian
government, mainly because of the sloppiness of the accused, which is said to
be uncharacteristic of Iranian overseas operations. On the other hand, one thing
I learned in two decades as a reporter was never to underestimate the potential
of people to screw up, especially large organizations. I mean, who would have
believed that people in the White House would hire a bunch of semi-competent "third-rate"
thugs to break into
the Democratic Party's national offices?