Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the Wailing WallHillary Clinton's Loose Talk On Iran -- Christian Science Monitor
Her idea of a US ‘defense umbrella’ against Iranian nukes may only trigger war.
Loose lips sink ships and, for America's top diplomats, they can also sink countries into war.
In early 1950, then-Secretary of State Dean Acheson implied – mistakenly – that the US would not defend South Korea from communist attack. A few months later, North Korea did invade. It took three years and nearly 40,000 lives to end combat.
Last week, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton suggested the US may extend a "defense umbrella" over friendly nations in the Middle East "once" Iran has a nuclear weapon.
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My Comment: When I first heard these remarks .... I said to myself that she was going rogue on the President. Since then she has back tracked on her comments, and is now stating the official line that a nuclear Iran is not acceptable.
But the damage has already been done.
Israel's relations with the Obama administration are rock bottom .... these remarks (in this environment) will only act as an affirmation to Israeli political and military leaders that the U.S. is now ready to accept a nuclear Iran .... a stance that Israel perceives as suicide.
For the hawks in the Israeli Government, they now have all the information and proof that they need to confirm to themselves that the U.S. will not assist Israel in helping to terminate the Iranian nuclear program .... they must now plan and act alone.
There is a historical precedent for today's situation. In 1967 European and American Governments had made it clear to the Israeli Government that even though Egypt, Syria, and Jordan were building up their armies on the Israeli border, Israel was not to initiate any hostilities. Negotiation and discussion was going to resolve the impasse.
The result was the six day war and the destruction of the Arab armies by Israel.
Is history repeating itself .... you tell me.
As for Hillary Clinton .... she is a person who has always kept everything under lock and key. Everything that she says is thought of and planned, and like her husband they have always been very careful on the language that they use. Were her remarks an accident .... or were they said to have an impact. Again .... you tell me.
More News On Hillary Clinton, Iran, And the Possibility Of War In The Middle East
Israeli: Iran nuke program could set off arms race in the Middle East -- AP
US: Parade of officials to Israel coincidental -- AP
US Sends Senior Officials to Israel -- Voice of America
Iran: We can hit Israel's nuclear facilities -- AP
Iran will strike Israel nuclear sites if attacked -- AFP
Clinton’s rookie mistakes -- Boston Globe
Clinton's defence umbrella -- Guardian opinion
Update: A post by Sam Vaknin at Global Politician on the possibility of an Israeli strike on Iran is troubling. His views and analysis on the Middle east has always been spot on .... his post is Attack on Iran: Israel Turns to Russia.
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