Hillary Clinton talks tough:
Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY, told Chris Cuomo on GMA this morning that should Iran attack Israel with nuclear weapons, "I want the Iranians to know that if I'm the president, we will attack Iran...In the next 10 years, during which they might foolishly consider launching an attack on Israel, we would be able to totally obliterate them."
The comment seems to contradict previous statements Clinton has made on the subject -- not so much about her willingness to attack Iran, but about the wisdom of discussing such a move.
I think people, including Mr. Tapper here, are making too much of this. She isn't saying she would obliterate Iran, just that she could. Reminding your enemies what the country is capable of militarily is not the same thing as unwisely signaling our intentions.
Yeah, yeah, "totally obliterate" is redundant. But this is a politician, after all.
