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Hillary Strangelove
Boston Globe ^ | 27 April 2008 | Unsigned Editorial

Posted on 04/27/2008 12:32:06 PM PDT by Fractal Trader

AMERICANS have learned to take with a grain of salt much of the rhetoric in a campaign like the current Democratic donnybrook between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. Still, there are some red lines that should never be crossed. Clinton did so Tuesday morning, the day of the Pennsylvania primary, when she told ABC's "Good Morning America" that, if she were president, she would "totally obliterate" Iran if Iran attacked Israel.

This foolish and dangerous threat was muted in domestic media coverage. But it reverberated in headlines around the world.

Responding with understatement to a question in the British House of Lords, the foreign minister responsible for Asia, Lord Mark Malloch-Brown, said of Clinton's implication of a mushroom cloud over Iran: "While it is reasonable to warn Iran of the consequences of it continuing to develop nuclear weapons and what those real consequences bring to its security, it is probably not prudent in today's world to threaten to obliterate any other country and in many cases civilians resident in such a country."

A less restrained reaction came from an editorial in the Saudi-based paper Arab News. Being neighbors of Iran, the Saudis and the other Gulf Arabs have the most to fear from Iran's nuclear program and its drive to become the dominant power in the Gulf.

But precisely because they are most at risk from Iran's regional ambitions, the Saudis want a carefully considered American approach to Iran, one that balances firmness and diplomatic engagement.

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A presidential candidate who lightly commits to obliterating Iran - and, presumably, all the children, parents, and grandparents in Iran - should not be answering the White House phone at any time of day or night.

(Excerpt) Read more at boston.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008; cichillary; hillary
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To: purpleraine

Well when you say it is about time some politician et etc it sure sounds like a compliment to Hillary and that you believe her seeing as you didn’t qualify your observation


21 posted on 04/27/2008 4:44:47 PM PDT by uncbob
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I don't know whether or not to believe it. If someone running for president makes such a declaration about such a big issue, you might think they would follow-up.

Unlike our current president and OB, who just let that maniac rave on and on while he's developing a nuclear weapon.

22 posted on 04/27/2008 6:27:43 PM PDT by purpleraine
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23 posted on 04/27/2008 10:43:02 PM PDT by LibertyGrrrl (I'm not your daddy's conservative!)
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To: purpleraine

Yeah right Hillary and her hubby are people who can be trusted to follow through on speeches

Like I predicted she says the right words and the gullible will lap it up even so called conservative Freepers


24 posted on 04/28/2008 5:54:29 AM PDT by uncbob
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To: uncbob

I’m not going to qualify it. It says what I intend and I won’t pull a punch just because we don’t like Clinton. Instead of trying to make some point about Clinton you should be asking what the president is doing about the same issue.


25 posted on 04/28/2008 6:33:00 AM PDT by purpleraine
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To: purpleraine

Of course I question Bush BUT I know a liar when I have seen one since 1992 and BUSH AIN’T running for president

I guess you are right in line with Hillary pulling the troops out of Iraq also since she is so believable


26 posted on 04/28/2008 7:01:14 AM PDT by uncbob
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To: uncbob

Keep guessing. When you get close, I’ll let you know.


27 posted on 04/28/2008 7:25:12 AM PDT by purpleraine
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