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25
Hillary’s threat to Iran
April 25, 2008 | Tagged Hillary, Iran, Obama, Presidential, US | Leave a Comment
By Jojo (9)
The U.S. Presidential contender Hillary Clinton vowed to “obliterate” Iran if it attacked Israel, and presumably with nuclear weapons. A global repercussion has arisen.
“I want the Iranians to know that if I’m the president, we will attack Iran” Mrs. Clinton said on ABC’s “Good Morning America” on April 22nd.
I’d like to share the video with everyone, here you can watch it on Youtube.
The full transcript of the Iran part:
CHRIS CUOMO: You said if Iran were to strike Israel, there would be ‘massive retaliation.” Scary words. Does ‘massive retaliation” mean you’d go into Iran? You would bomb Iran? Is that what that’s supposed to suggest?
CLINTON: Well, the question was, if Iran were to launch a nuclear attack on Israel, what would our response be? And I want the Iranians to know that if I am president, we will attack Iran. And I want them to understand that. Because it does mean that they have to look very carefully at their society. Because whatever stage of development they might be in their nuclear weapons program, in the next 10 years during which they might foolishly consider launching an attack on Israel, we would be able to totally obliterate them. That’s a terrible thing to say, but those people who run Iran need to understand that. Because that, perhaps, will deter them from doing something that would be reckless, foolish, and tragic.
Also, there are some response on Arab news, which says: This is the foreign politics of the madhouse. It demonstrates the same doltish ignorance that has distinguished Bush’s foreign relations. It offers only violence where there should be negotiations and war where there could be peace. At a stroke, Clinton demonstrated to everyone in this region that if she were the next occupant of the White House, Iraq-like death and destruction would be the order of the day.
Even though Hillary had won Pennsylvania, which she defined as the way lead to White House, still many people are very concerned with her foreign policy on Iran and the Middle East. The whole world is worried that she is even tougher than John McCain on the war to Iran. Some UK media call Hillary’s saying awful response on Iran.
Her rival Barack Obama didn’t talk that much on Iran, but had give a speech before saying that he would call for a “diplomatic surge” that will include talks with Iran.
“We should be talking to them (Iran)as well,” said senator Barack Obama
