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No, the Presidential Candidate who said that is not the tempestuous John McCain. Nor did that threat come from 'The Wimp' Baracky Obama. Surprisingly enough, Hillary Clinton made that comment last week in an interview with ABC, and Ahmadinejad is apoplectic with shock and disbelief (well, I sort of am as well...who would've thunk it? Hillary Clinton threating to 'obliterate' Iran? Who's balls did she beg/steal/borrow for that to come out?)

From today's New York Times...

“I want the Iranians to know that if I’m the president, we will attack Iran,” she said when she was asked what she would do if Iran attacked Israel with nuclear weapons. “In the next 10 years, during which they might foolishly consider launching an attack on Israel, we would be able to totally obliterate them,” she added.

Now, I absolutely support Hillary's statement. Israel is our only true friend in that region, the only country with a political kinship to the U.S. We need to back her up. Democrats usually don't come out with this kind of supportive stance for Israel and the Joooooooos. Yes, I'm surprised.

Anything that gets the Iranians excited is a good thing. Ahmadinejad's watching this election closely, and wants so much for John McCain to lose. This, coming from a Democrat, from a woman, shocking. He is not amused...

Mr. Danesh-Yazdi wrote in the letter that Mrs. Clinton’s comments were “provocative, unwarranted and irresponsible” and “a flagrant violation” of the United Nations charter, IRNA reported.

“I wish to reiterate my government’s position that the Islamic Republic of Iran has no intention to attack any other nation,” the letter said.

Nonetheless, “Iran would not hesitate to act in self-defense to respond to any attack against the Iranian nation and to take appropriate defensive measures to protect itself,” the letter added.

Clinton's campaign response is acceptable as well...

“That’s a curious statement coming from a provocative and irresponsible regime,”

Of course, Ahmadinejad then inserts some reverse psychology into our electoral politics, taking a jab at blacks and women and, believe it or not, the NRA and the 2nd Amendment...

“Do you think a black candidate would be allowed to be president in the U.S.?” Mr. Ahmadinejad asked, the semiofficial Mehr News Agency reported. Referring to Mrs. Clinton, he said, “Presidency of a woman in a country that boasts its gunmanship is unlikely.”

Mr. Ahmadinejad, exactly what sort of threat do women with guns pose to you? We do know your desire to emburkha your females from birth to death, and we know the Koranic position desirous to keeping women underfoot men. Are you secretly afraid of women with guns? and specifically of Hillary Clinton...with her nuclear warheads?

I think you should be.

Notice the old gray lady NYT headlines isn't the giant banner we would see if John McCain had said 'obliterate', but just an afterthought sort of minor thing. We would see 50-point type if teh 'Maverick' had spoken. I guess the NYT is as much in shock as Ahmadinejad.

The fact is, John McCain didn't need to say a word. We can take it for granted that his response to Iran will be strong; Ahmadinejad knows that. But from the Democrats? And from a woman? Total shock to Iran.

Rack up another major positive for Hillary Rodham Clinton. As much as I hate to say it, I admire her soldierlike courageousness in not backing down from defending Israel against the hegemonic, unstable Mhadman in Iran.

Another reason to see that Hillary gets the Democratic nomination. Let 'The Wimp' go back to UCC. Study him some more on properly damning America.

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