Clinton On Iran Attack: "Totally Obliterate Them"

ABC :

Clinton further displayed tough talk in an interview airing on Good Morning America Tuesday, ABC News' Chris Cuomo asked Clinton what she would do if Iran attacked Israel with nuclear weapons.

"I want the Iranians to know that if I'm the president we will attack Iran," Clinton said. "In the next ten years, during which they might foolishly consider launching an attack on Israel, we would be able to totally obliterate them."

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Comments

[aznurse]

No wonder the republicans want her to win. War causes profits, peace no so much.
Please save us from her Pennsylvania!!!!

[Serfie]

When the hell did Israel become the 51st state?

Will we obliterate China if it attacks on of our allies, like Taiwan, in Asia?

And what if Israel attacks one of our Arab allies, will we obliterate Israel?

[Lempira]

There are 65 million people in Iran
glad to know we are more valuable humans than they are

[ranger5]

It' s very difficult not to be depressed. This kind of shrill, over-the-top, and totally useless comment can only convince Iran, and any other nation or group that may be on "our" government's shitlist, that they NEED nuclear weapons, mostly to defend themselves against moonbat imperialists like Bush and, apparently, Hillary Clinton. Over and over again the US government has, in the name of democracy or WMD or whatever, created the conditions that lead inevitably to greater instability and war. But then, maybe that's the idea. Regardless, Hillary has morphed into a neocon. We know that McCain wants to bomb Iran. So, if by some chance Hillary is nominated, we will have our choice of warrior chieftans. The human race amazes me. Looking at this planet, at the turmoil and war and exploitation, I give us maybe another century before civilization comes to an end. There may be some humans left, but for the sake of our planet, I hope not. We do not deserve the gift of the Earth.

[thebeerdoctor]

Oh ranger5, I can not tell you what profound sadness you have touched with your truthful comments. Sometimes I think I am Malcolm Lowry, under a volcano of blues; conscious of catastrophe yet totally unable to do a damn thing about it. Mrs. Clinton's comment reveals how inhuman she has become in her quixotic quest to become Commander-in-Chief, or is that Holy Warrior? Proof positive that these endless wars that she and her ilk promote, are in reality, totally deadly and totally meaningless. Proof positive that religion has absolutely nothing to do with spirituality. If the only prayer you say in your life is thank you, that would suffice. Thank you.

[mtaylor90028]

well said ranger5, could not have said it better

[betz55]

Yea, and what about if Israel attacks Iran ? The Iran issue is 100% Israeli.Iran is no danger to the US.What cockamammie 'umbrella policey' ? You mean like the Nuclear Proliferation Treaty ? Israel refuses to sign the Nuclear Proliferation Treaty which Iran has done. israel refuses to allow IAEA inspections of their nuke facilites which Iran has done. Israel refuses to comply with any UN resolutions. Israel is the biggest bully,destabilizing,warmongering,belligerent aggressor in the ME and needs to be dealt with before Tehran.Israel's call for bombing Iran is utterly arrogant and typical.Iran has every right to defend themselves against Israel. It's absurd the pretense that Israel stands as the pathetic guardian against the proliferation of nuclear weapons in the ME. Unconditional, unquestioned support of Israeli policy is bad for the US. The IAEA in Israel ? The reaction would be spectacular and filled with claims of persecution and divine right. The US arms Israel and shields Israel from international repercussions. Make Israel adhere to the standards that it and the US want to impose on Iran. Israeli policies are not longer in line with US policies, and, as a result are making the US more of a target than ever in the Islamic world. Good news? There will be when Israel and the US recognize a two-state solution, a separation between their country and this one, the United States.

[tipiglen3]

Watch Jimmy Carter
on BBC Newsnight
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/
A fine man!

Salaam/Shalom/Shanthi/Dorood/Peace
Namaste -ed

[cct1984]

Surely you jest! Not only does Jimmy Carter have the distinction of being considered the worst president in recent history, he's about to add another title: worst ex-president in recent history. Hamas is already denying they have agreed to a peace deal with Israel--what a tool.

[brainlego]

Reality check: Without hamas there will be no peace. The people are being punished for voting wrong, how's that for spreading freedom.

[nippersdad]

When you achieve two percent as much as Carter already has, please do feel free to tell us how he rates as worst ex President.

[syllepsis]

Hillary's just upset that the war she VOTED FOR and won't renounce has worked out to Iran's favor, not ours. She's another Republican in Democratic guise. The only thing she will "totally obliterate" is the Party she pretends to belong to. Why kick Lieberman out of the Party, when we have the likes of Hillary at its heart?

[Durango]

Why are the fools in America, and Israel doing their best to convince Iran that they NEED NUCLEAR WEAPONS?

Jeez, give me a break. We don't want a nuclear Iran. We don't want any more nuclear proliferation.

But the Bush Doctrine and now the Hillary Doctrine is aimed at convincing every sovereign nation on Earth that they need nukes to protect themselves. And specifically Iran. Do you think that they can't see what happened right next door? And do you think they are too stupid to realize that if Saddam had nukes the catastrofuck in Iraq would never have happened?

How about convincing Iran that THEY DON"T NEED NUKES?

How about talking to Iran? How about reducing tensions so that the Democracy Movement in Iran can regenerate? The Movement that was all but destroyed by the Bushies stupid actions.

We need peace in the region. Not more war.

[Durango]

The USA can obliterate Iran right after Israel obliterates them.

That's the beauty of nuclear policy. That is why we had 30,000 nuclear weapons in the past. And why we need thousands today. So we can rearrange the ruins.

For Iranian nuclear weapons that don't exist. Kind of like the WMD's and ties to al Qaida in Iraq.

This is possibly the stupidest comment by a Presidential candidate I have heard in years. Tying the policy and defense of the United States to another country, no matter what other country, in a hypothetical situation is DUMB! Dumb, Dumb.

Hillary, Dear. We are talking nuclear weapons. You are threatening a sovereign nation to answer a hypothetical question you should not answer. Real intelligent.

If I had any doubts about Hillary's fitness for the Oval Office she just dismissed them with this one.

We need intelligence driving the policies of the USA. Enough with the sound bite diplomacy. And the phony machismo.

[NelsonR]

STOP THE CHARADE. Remember when Utah was such a religious part of these here United States and then they were brought into the Union. Now they are, albeit still Mormon with many bias's against others, part of the United states with patriotic viewpoints.

Now for the point, ISRAEL might as well become the 51st state. Our money is spent their, our troops die in the Middle East consistently to prop them up, AIPAC has more influence in D.C. as our President and Representatives and lastly they already have a Senator in their pocket, Lieberman, who represents them.

Some will not like the truth spoken, it is what it is. In the end though, don't worry since Israel would never accept it. Israel like most religions think they are the true religion and their make up within Israeli's borders proves that point. Now do you really think they want to intermix with gentiles as a state within the U.S.

[ALMjr]

There is something wrong with this woman...figure it out!

[JacobSinger]

Well, I may not be 100% in the Obama camp, but I am now defintely 100% DONE with Clinton.

Carter is right about Hamas, and of course Idiot-of-State Rice runs her lying mouth against the truth, which is to be expected...but this attack Iran implication by Hillary is pure GOP-bullshit, and should be refuted by any thinking progressive / liberal.

This tears it with me for Hillary, as she has renounced progressive activists and now shows her true NeoCon colors.

Any liberal / progressive worth $.02 will abandon this NeoCon shrew and will vote for Obama as the Democratic nominee.

I only withhold complete Obama support to consider any symbolic voting options in the Independent realm. I would rather cast a solid vote for a democrat, but if my personal ideology is better represented by an independent, well, that will require a decision at a later date; I'm out of the party process anyway, as I'm in Florida.

I sincerely hope that the people of PA are savvy enough to see her for what she is, and let her fall flat on her ass.

[OkieMon]

actually we should let israel totally obliterate them....

[JacobSinger]

FLAGGED: WARMONGER.

[brainlego]

bah, stand up for freespeech.

[helonias]

Tell us about the nuclear fallout from such an attack Hil.

[Justtellthetruth]

Ok, that is just over the top helonias. If you start to point out the obvious facts, like the fact that a massive attack against Israel kills all of the Palestinians, and spreads radiation over much of Jordan, syria, Iraq, and ultimately, Iran, then how can Hillary manipulate people into thinking that she is protecting them from a boogey man of her own making?.
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Short of a completely devastating blow ( which would take out ALL those countries) Israel would respond with a massive nuclear attack of Iran from their stockpile of 200 or so nukes, which would condemn the region (including israel) to being nearly uninhabitable for decades. Once that scenario is complete, there would be little for us to do, in that the mutually suicidal effects of such an exchange would have already played out.

So please stop pointing this out, because if it makes almost NO sense for Iran (a country that has not attacked another nation for abut 250 years) to EVER use the nukes (that they don't even have) against Israel or any OTHER countries that are all in the same region, How can hacks like Hillary scare the US populace into supporting them?????!?!??!?!?

[syllepsis]

Al Qaeda will certainly approve of a nuclear attack on their Shiite rivals.

[benderisgreat]

Hillary took the neo-con bait. This is exactly what they want. An 'Umbrella Policy' would be disastrous. How would you define an attack on Israel? Would an attack by either Hezbolla or Hamas be described as an attack by Iran, since they are funded by Iran? What would the retaliation be?
THIS IS TO THE RIGHT OF BUSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Durango]

Took the bait.

That is exactly right. I want a President smart enough to see the bait. And avoid it.

[syllepsis]

Hillary is a bit slow on the uptake. The neocon bait of IRAQ was too tempting for her to keep her hands off. KYL-LIEBERMAN was another morsel she snapped at- it might authorize war, can't be bad! No, she's not slow. She just approves of senseless destruction.

[brainlego]

Why won't you folks simply consider the fact that Hillary perhaps is very much like the neocons and share their policy? The dems are really not that different you know..