Clinton outlines how U.S. may deal with nuclear Iran

Reuters ^ | 7/22/09

[james500]

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appeared Wednesday to sketch out how the United States might cope with a nuclear Iran -- by arming its neighbors and extending a "defense umbrella" over the region.

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"We will still hold the door open (for talks with Iran) but we also have made it clear that we'll take actions, as I've said time and time again, crippling action, working to upgrade the defense of our partners in the region," she said in a program taped for Thai television during a visit to Bangkok.

"We want Iran to calculate what I think is a fair assessment ... that if the U.S. extends a defense umbrella over the region, if we do even more to support the military capacity of those in the Gulf, it's unlikely that Iran will be any stronger or safer because they won't be able to intimidate and dominate as they apparently believe they can once they have a nuclear weapon."

Last week Clinton said Iran's intentions were unclear following June's election there and that Washington's offer of talks with Tehran over its nuclear program was not open-ended.

[guitarplayer1953]

So who are we going to give nukes to in the middle east who won't turn them around and aim at Israel?

[Shaka]

Crippling action? What are you gonna do Hillary? Send them naked pics of you and Bill??

[bruinbirdman]

As al-Obama Kenyata told Bibi, "We can live with a nuclear Iran and so can you."

yitbos

[guitarplayer1953]

Then lets arm Mexico with nukes and see how we like it, see if we could just live with it!

[mvpel]

“Crippling action, to upgrade the defenses of our partners?”

So grammatically what she’s saying here is that it’s not IRAN who’s to be crippled, but the UNITED STATES.

[claudwitz]

Hillaryous(any & all puns intended)!

[chris37]

Wow, Hillary sure is an intimidating and strong leader, especially with that cast. I’m sure everyone there is just trembling in their sandals.

[mvpel]

"We want Iran to calculate what I think is a fair assessment ... that if the U.S. extends a defense umbrella over the region, if we do even more to support the military capacity of those in the Gulf, it's unlikely that Iran will be any stronger or safer because they won't be able to intimidate and dominate as they apparently believe they can once they have a nuclear weapon."

Ironic that the systems conceived by Republican President Ronald Reagan and which Democrat Senator Ted Kennedy denounced as a "reckless Star Wars scheme" are now forming the linchpin of a Democrat administration's foreign policy.

[RU88]

The Obama/Clinton policy can be summed up in one word: APPEASMENT.

[Ben Ficklin]

Most would say that it more ironic that Reagan’s ambassador to Israel has been meeting secretly with Hamas.

[bert]

“she said”

The world could care less about anything she says or does. She is a trivial excuse for a real player

[grey_whiskers]

Obama will let Hillary loose to do what she knows best:

Screaming and throwing ashtrays.

Cheers!

[grey_whiskers]

She is a trivial excuse for a real player

You're right.

Now take Bill Clinton -- now there's a *real* player.

Cheers!