Posted on 05/04/2008 7:11:09 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
May 4, 2008
By Liz Sidoti - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Sen. Barack Obama scolded Democratic rival Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton today for saying that the United States would "totally obliterate" Iran if it attacks Israel, and likened her to President Bush. Clinton stood by her comment.
The foreign policy dustup came as the two candidates appeared separately on dueling news shows and as the drawn-out fight for the Democratic nomination grew ever more fierce ahead of the next pivotal pair of primaries, in Indiana and North Carolina on Tuesday.
Seeking the advantage, Obama seized on Clinton's recent answer when asked what she would do if she wins the White House and Iran attacked Israel with nuclear weapons.
"I want the Iranians to know that if I'm the president, we will attack Iran," Clinton said April 22 in an interview with ABC. "In the next 10 years, during which they might foolishly consider launching an attack on Israel, we would be able to totally obliterate them."
On Wednesday, Iran strongly condemned Clinton for her remarks. Iran's deputy U.N. ambassador, Mehdi Danesh-Yazdi, called her comment "provocative, unwarranted and irresponsible" and "a flagrant violation" of the U.N. Charter.
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Clinton clinches Jewish vote. Details at 11.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
An Obama would talk to the Iranians....Perhaps he might even disavow the Iranians if they did it again.
She’s a “chickenhawk”.
I wish Bush would be that clear.
Of course being the Indiana primary, the Jewish vote might be 5 or 6 votes.
“When it comes to confronting evil, Obama is out of his depth.”
No, I think Obama has a different idea of who’s evil. Wright provides insight into who evil in Obama’s eyes might be.
Wooing Jewish Superdelegates?
The Moveon types who are angry at Clinton are not telling us what they would personally want to be done with Iran in case they used nuclear bombs on Israel.
Note that Clinton’s plan to “obliterate” Iran is on the condition that they use nukes on Israel.
She’s lying anyhow. She despises the military.
But Hillary, wouldn’t there be innocent civilian deaths? Or do innocent civilian deaths only pertain to any war that President Bush advocates?
The question also is, what would Obama do if we were attacked? What would he have done after the 9/11 attacks? Talk to the Taliban and Al Qaeda? Would he launch nuclear missiles if we were under attack by a foreign nation? No Leftist DemonRat can be trusted to defend this country.
What a great question on her long slime trail across America.
Hillary: “I will obliterate Iran and then use our military as it should be, to provide ‘Meals on Wheels’.”
Obama would obliterate Iran with rhetoric and a speech on violence.
Wait, I read on another thread that Dean is seating Florida’s and Michigan’s delegates. There appear to be 12 Florida superdelegates undecided. Is she pandering to them?
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