Do you think that we should be down to debating the meaning of "if" (in a manner of speaking) when it comes to this candidate on this particular subject?
Is that a good thing, or a bad thing?
I think that the man speaks in such complexities that it's often easy to see in his words what one hopes (or fears) to see.
That is one aspect in which I agree with thouse who say he's less than an ideal candidate. The straightforwardness is refreashing and desperatly needed...the tendency to say in 60 words what he could say in 16 can sometimes be a handicap.