Political figures love to threaten to go to war with Iran. Most recently, former U.S. ambassador to the U.N. John Bolton was on Fox News arguing that attacking Iran would be "the most prudent thing to do."
In the run-up to the Pennsylvania primary, Hillary Clinton said that following an Iranian nuclear attack on Israel, her administration would "obliterate" Iran in a "massive retaliation":
(Barack Obama is hammering Clinton about her statements not only on Iran, but on her gas-tax holiday political pandering. The Iranian president lodged a formal complaint with the U.N. because of Clinton's comments.)
But nobody can mess with the original:
Obama is right. Saber-rattling only emboldens hardliners by lending credence to their claims that we are seeking to destroy Islam. The way we ensure that extremists stay out of power is by communicating and working with moderates.
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However, the United States needs to realize that the people of Iran do not support Ahmadinejad and the United States really needs to support the democratic choices Iranians will make in their 2009 elections. Whoever the newly elected leaders turn out to be, the United States needs to 1) reestablish strong, meaningful, and formal diplomatic relations and 2) encourage and persuade Iran to be open about its nuclear energy program (but NOT attempt to prevent its development).
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