Clinton Iran Obliterate

How Dead Language -- and the Language of Death -- Spelled Doom For Hillary Clinton's Campaign

John Eskow | Posted 05.21.2008 | Politics


John Eskow

It wasn't just dead language like the word "vetted" that doomed Hillary's campaign: it was the language of death, too -- most unforgettably the "total obliteration" of Iran.

Harry Reid: Clinton's Iran Comment Is "Not The American Way"

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.06.2008 | Politics


Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is the latest politician to distance himself from Hillary Clinton's repeated comments about the United States willin...

Juan Cole: Clinton's Iran Comments "Monstrous"

Informed Content | Juan Cole | Posted 05.06.2008 | Politics


I had complained at the time that this diction is monstrous. I mean, it is surreal to have Democrats discussing whether it is appropriate for the US t...

Clinton Defends 'Obliterate Iran' Comment, Obama Calls It Bush-Style 'Cowboy Diplomacy'

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.04.2008 | Politics


Sen. Hillary Clinton today defended her statement that the United States would "obliterate" Iran if it ever launched a nuclear strike on Israel. "Why ...

Clinton's Iran Policy Recieves Mixed Reception From Analysts

Washington Post | Gen Kessler | Posted 05.04.2008 | Politics


Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) has ratcheted up her rhetoric against Iran, pledging recently to extend U.S. nuclear protection to friendly Arab ...