Posted on 09/09/2013 4:34:10 PM PDT by Nachum
White House national security adviser Susan Rice clarified on Monday that any U.S. military action against the Syrian regime is in part aimed to send a message to its ally Iran over its nuclear operation, Al-Arabiya reported.
Rices remarks at the New America Foundation think tank are part of a public effort by the White House to build support in order for Congress to authorize President Barack Obama to use military action against Syria.
Rice also said that the U.S. is morally bound to respond to Syrian President Bashar al-Assads use of chemical weapons against its own people since it raises threats to other countries in the region, including Israel, the regions top U.S. ally.
A U.S. military strike on Syria is critical for the broader influence of the United States, which has joined Israel and European nations in warning Iran against developing nuclear weapons.
"We will not allow Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon," Rice declared. "As the president has said, all options remain on the table. For our efforts to succeed, however, the leaders in Tehran must know that the United States means what we say.".
"If we do not respond when Iran's close ally uses weapons of mass destruction, what message does that send to Iran? It risks suggesting that the international community cannot muster the will to act when necessary," Rice said.
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Nope. If she were to say she was black, I'd think white.
Putin's taking care of the clowns....
That was pretty much a known fact in the Clinton administration. Here... I doubt it. It's a weird combination of political religion, racism, and hubris.
Hey Rice, are you certain this isn’t all about a goofy movie?
What a bunch of horse sh**.
What kind of message was Benghazi?
“Not another red line.”
No, this time we really, really, double-dare-em mean it. Seriously. No crossed fingers, toes, eyes, etc.
I’m sending a message to a nasty bully by punching his weak sidekick in the arm when the bully is somewhere else bullying.
He past talking points on Bengahzi should have made her a laughing stock.
Hopefully this will also blow up in her face so that she has to resign.
She is a fool...a clown. Where is her clown costume and clown shoes? She is a liar...a fraud...a freak. Did she fart while speaking...I smell sulphur?
She is nothing more than a ghetto “Pop Up” placed in a position NO one of that nature should be in.
Why don’t they lob a few cruise missiles into Iran if they want to send a message to Iran?
Then you’ll want to grab the latest issue of Vogue. Rice is featured.
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