Posted on 04/26/2008 11:24:33 AM PDT by freerepublic_or_die
Hillary Clinton's threat to "obliterate" Iran, in an ABC interview broadcast just as the voters of Pennsylvania prepared to head to the polls this morning, doesn't appear to have been particularly well received by anyone other than the hard right, which is somewhat telling as to where the former first lady is pitching her policies - or at least campaign pledges - these days. While one assumes that her campaign must have known what she was planning, it too seemed a little taken aback at just how belligerent and absolute her language was: it spent a large part of last night and this morning frantically backpeddling away from her apparent commitment to nuke a large swathe of the Middle East.
A few key points were repeatedly raised by pundits. First, in exactly what scenario would this obliteration take place? Would a proxy attack, for example by Lebanese Hezbollah, justify the obliteration of which she speaks? Or would a retaliatory attack by Tehran, for example if Israel had launched strikes against suspected Iranian nuclear facilities (a reasonably likely prospect) be sufficient cause? Or, as her statement might be interpreted, would a suspicion that Iran was considering such an attack be met with a preemptive strike? Some also noted that while the second part of her answer (below) made a strike conditional on Iranian aggression, the first part seemed to suggest the only condition was a Clinton presidency. Further queries were raised as to exactly what she meant by "total obliteration."
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did you see Glenn Beck last night?
He had on Joel Rosenberg who wrote The Last Jihad, Last Days, etc.
He was commenting on how Hillary stated that we would annihilate Iran if they attacked one of the neigboring countries.
He mentioned that Hillary had no understanding of the Middle East, since Imanutjob actually wants a war to hasten the 12th Iman’s return.
He also mentioned that when the Ayatollah took power he was scared to death of the “Twelver’s” and ordered their group banned, and members arrested.
I seem to recall she she “We could obliterate Iran,” not that she would do so unilaterally, on her own.
I might take that as a point in her favor. That is, I might if I gave credence to much of anything she says.
“I might take that as a point in her favor. That is, I might if I gave credence to much of anything she says.”
That’s a fair appraisal. As I recall Hillary and her felonious hubby obliterated their personal lawyer when he refused to deliver their blind trust on time. Three days after his untimely death, the blind trust was filed, and with his signature on it! If we need to hire an attack dog, Hillary might be a bit tougher than John, just as Ann Coulter has suggested.
Hillary as Prez.. would ensure the nuking of America..
Muslim male bravado would REQUIRE IT...
I just watched the video and heard her toned-tone, hoarse-throat cackle.
I’ve got to go barf now.
Not all of the Iranians are in the tank with nut job. Even the grey beard mullahs may not want to meet Allah so quckly. Its one thing for the Iranian leadership to talk tough but do they really want to perish in a wave of nuclear fire? I think she said the right thing. I wouldn’t want to test her resolve, Would you?
In her response she immediately stated that "the question was if Iran were to launch a nuclear attack on Israel" ... "we will attack Iran" and "... we would be able to totally obliterate them."
What happened to her policy of not responding to hypotheticals?
"We are advancing constantly, and we're not interested in holding onto anything except the enemy. We're going to hold onto him by the nose, and we're going to kick him in the ass. We're going to kick the hell out of him all the time, and we're going to go through him like crap through a goose."
Did she promise to fly over Teheran on her broom, personally carpet-bombing them back into 7th-century Islamic paradise?
She’ll “Waco” the towel heads.
Listen up Ahmadhimmijob, the Beast has a track record.
You don’t.
I think we should preemtively obliterate Iran!
Air Force One in a Hillary Presidency
I believe when she was First Lady the secret service code name for her airplane was “Broom One”.
LMAO!
I think she really said, “I will Obomanate them!”.
Poor Hitlery. She must not be getting enough sleep again.
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