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RichLP -> RE: My Political Vote (5/9/2008 11:07:58 AM)
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I cannot - and WILL NOT - vote for Hillary Rodham Clinton.
In a recent interview, Clinton mentioned a hypothetical Iranian attack on the State of Israel, and Clinton all but testified she would commit war crimes.
During the ABC Good Morning America interview, Clinton said (as per this posting in Great Britain's The Guardian), "I want the Iranians to know that if I'm the president, we will attack Iran" (if Iran attacked Israel with nuclear weapons.)
This question is not based on current realities; US intelligence stated as of late 2007 that Iran is not seeking the weaponization of nuclear fuel, and “that there is no realistic likelihood of Iran having a bomb 'in the next ten years.”
But in contradiction to this intelligence, Clinton said, “In the next 10 years, during which they might foolishly consider launching an attack on Israel, we would be able to totally obliterate them. That's a terrible thing to say but those people who run Iran need to understand that, because that perhaps will deter them from doing something that would be reckless, foolish and tragic.”
First of all, while the State of Israel is a close ally of the United States, why does America have to nuke another country if that very country has one of the world’s strongest military complexes, has not lost any of the conventional wars (and there were quite a few of them) it has fought in its six-decade history, and which has 200 to 300 nuclear weapons?
Secondly, Clinton’s remarks should be taken seriously as they are frightening. The “obliteration” of a country means the destruction of its cities, and any American military strike on Iran that led to the latter’s “obliteration” would involve large-scale violence against non-military targets.
In other words, Clinton is stating she will kill many Iranian citizens for actions committed by the government of Iran.
I wonder how we Americans reacted if a candidate for the presidency of Russia or an aspiring member of the Chinese Communist Party declared on live Moscow or Beijing TV news that if America launched a nuclear attack on a country that either Russia or China consider a close ally, that Russia or China would move to “obliterate” the United States.
This reminds me of Bill Clinton’s 1994 statement at the Korean DMZ that if the North Koreans attacked South Korea, it would have been “the end of their country (North Korea).” It is one thing to reaffirm American commitments to their allies and to make it clear that America will, if necessary, fight alongside its allies. It is another to warn of national “obliteration.”
Clinton’s remarks were grossly irresponsible. I never considered voting for her, and this incident alone convinces me she does not deserve my vote.
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