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Clinton: We're going to convince Iran they'll be better off without nukes

If the stakes weren't so high, this would be laughable. This is Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in testimony before the Senate Appropriations Committee (photoshop credit):

In an appearance before a Senate Appropriations panel, Clinton reiterated that the Obama administration opposes Iran getting a nuclear weapons capability and that it is relying for now on diplomatic pressure to stop it. Amid reports that Iran has conducted a missile test, Clinton said that a wide array of threats, including attempts by terrorists to obtain nuclear weapons, represent a "daunting" challenge for the United States.

Clinton also described a nuclear capability in Teheran as an "extraordinary threat," and said the US goal is "to persuade the Iranian regime that they will actually be less secure if they proceed with their nuclear weapons program."

The secretary said she did not expect there would be any significant progress in getting Iran to enter into discussions on incentives to abandon a nuclear program at a time when there is a campaign there for the presidency.

"Our goal is to persuade the Iranian regime that they will actually be less secure if they proceed with their nuclear weapons program," Clinton told the Senate panel.

I wish she were kidding. Security? This is no more about Iran's security than it is about nuclear energy. Let's go back to that Jay Nordlinger piece from The Corner that I quoted earlier:

After World War II, someone asked a survivor of Auschwitz what had been the most important lesson he had learned. He answered, “When someone says he’s going to kill you, believe him.” That applies to Israel today, where Tehran is concerned.

It sure does. And listen up Europe, you may be next.

posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 6:39 AM