Mitt Romney To Israeli Newspaper: Nuclear Iran ‘Greatest Threat To The World’

[ProSense]

Mitt Romney To Israeli Newspaper: Nuclear Iran ‘Greatest Threat To The World’

In an interview with the Israeli newspaper Haaretz Thursday, Mitt Romney declared a nuclear-armed Iran to be the gravest foreign policy threat:

I have said in the past and I can reiterate now that it is essential that Iran does not become nuclear. A nuclear Iran represents the greatest threat to the world, to the United States and to the very existence of Israel. A nuclear Iran would mean that Hezbollah or other actors would potentially someday be able to secure fissile materials which would threaten the world.

Romney refrained several times from directly criticizing President Obama over Israeli policy and noted that both he and the president have “said that a nuclear Iran is unacceptable.” Iran is never far from Romney’s lips when talking about foreign policy, but in the past he’s referred to Russia as America’s ”No. 1 geopolitical foe.”

Romney criticized Russia in the Haaretz interview for standing in the way of U.N. resolutions that would aid the rebellion in Syria.

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entries/mitt-romney-to-israeli-newspaper-nuclear-iran-greatest

Time to yank this idiot off the international stage.

[AsahinaKimi]

1. Sounds like he has a war planned.

Not on our watch!

[sakabatou]

13. I'm sure he'd do it at a drop of the hat.

[dimbear]

2. Also world's greatest threat: abortion, gun control, taxes. n/t

[Turbineguy]

3. And don't forget

Teh Gay.

[part man all 86]

4. No mittwit, you and your mental exceptionalism are.

[spanone]

5. it's romney's face and john bolton's words....this guy is dangerous

[Scuba]

26. Ding, ding, ding.... We have a winner!

[WCGreen]

6. How ego centric he is....

I certainly don't think the billions of people who are living on the edge really give two shits about a nuclear Iran.

I think a whole lot of people in South America and Australia could care less what Iran does or doesn't do.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

7. Mitt, Korea and Pakistan HAVE nuclear weapons

Iran has yet to make one

[zbdent]

8. Hey Oliver North ... Romney's picking a fight with your gunrunning buds ...

[Ishoutandscream2]

9. And here we go.

Looks like Mittens is going to be a neo-cons wet dream. This man does not need to be even close to the White House.

[randome]

10. The traditional bowing and scraping to Israel.

It's pathetic.

[nanabugg]

11. Who was it that said that Iraq's WMDs were the greatest threat to the world? Oh, nevermind. nt

[dballance]

12. Okay, I'm going to get creamed for this but

One could argue the the nuclear USA with over 5,000 nukes (as of 2010) and 150 military bases around the world (and that's only the ones the Pentagon will admit to) might be pretty dangerous to the world. We are the ones who illegally invaded Iraq, a country NOT involved in 9/11 and with no chemical or nuclear weapons. We inched our way in to Viet Nam incrementally under the guise of stopping global Communism. Why we thought it was our job to tell the rest of the world none of them could be communist and have communist governments even if the wanted just because we feared communism is because we're arrogant bullies - sort of like Rmoney.

We armed the Contras, we propped up the Shah of Iran, we propped up Hosni Mubarak, we turn a pretty blind eye to Israel's apartheid treatment of the Palestinians. And then there is our trade partner China (obviously we got over the communism issues. Cheap, sweatshop labor will do that for us). Unless you live in an urban center you live in squalor but we ignore that.

Let's not forget how our war on drugs has affected Central and South America. We've been the proximate cause of the reign of terror of the drug lords in Mexico. Scores of dead bodies turn up in the desert on a regular basis. Oh, and we're losing that war miserably.

The US seems to think it is justified in going anywhere in the world and do whatever it wants. If diplomacy doesn't work we supply rebels with guns and money to get our way covertly by overthrowing recalcitrant governments. And then there is the fact we have the largest military in the world capable of striking anywhere in the world within 24 hours. So sometimes we get our way overtly like with Iraq.

But of course it's always only because it's in the national interests of all the US citizens and spreading peace and democracy around the world.

[Le Taz Hot]

17. Creamed by whom?

Facts are facts and no person with two brain cells to rub together can argue with what you laid out.

Excellent!

[dballance]

30. Thanks

I've gotten some nasty comments and even an e-mail me to please die in the most horrific way possible when I've posted criticisms of the US and compared some of the US's activities like putting so much money into weapons systems while we ignore the homeless and the hungry to similar actions of countries like North Korea. Not opposing arguments with logical rebuttals mind you which would be fine. Just nasty name calling and wishes for my most painful and ultimate demise.

[Le Taz Hot]

34. I refer to them as the "wolf pack"

and they're just trying to silence you. The list of names I've been called on this board is long and illustrious, if unimaginative. They're also meaningless if you're confident in who you are. They resort to personal attacks because they can't logically defend their point of view. Keep telling the truth and if the wolf pack doesn't like it, they can always put you on ignore.

[Tx4obama]

14. Romney to Haaretz: Military option on Iran should not be ruled out

Front page headline...

Romney to Haaretz: Military option on Iran should not be ruled out

Here: http://www.haaretz.com/

[Betty Jo]

15. Romney and Nukes

Romney and the Mormon church have a whole scenario about Israel and The Rapture.The Fundamentalists are engrossed with Israel for the same reason.Go google it and see why Romney and other religous war mongers should never have the Nuke controls.

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16. Obama and Clinton and many Dems say the same thing. nt

[Le Taz Hot]

18. Oh, now you've gone and done it.

DUCK!

[cherokeeprogressive]

19. Shhhhh. Buzzkill.

Everyone knows a nuclear Iran is no threat whatsoever. Everyone with a brain that is. Hezbollah wants peace, and OhMyGinIsBad never said Israel should be wiped off the map. If he did, he simply misspoke. Everyone misspeaks on occasion.

Nuclear Iran? No problem!

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23. "OhMyGinIsBad" -

[ProSense]

21. Are

"Obama and Clinton and many Dems say the same thing."

...Obama advisors running ads advocating war with Iran?

Romney says stuff like this:

I can tell you that I think President Bush took action which he believed, based upon the information that was available to him, both from British intelligence and intelligence in our country and around the world, that Saddam Hussein presented a very serious threat to the world, including the potential of weapons of mass destruction. And he took action which he believed was necessary to protect our people and our friends.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/07/27/1114456/-Romney-on-Pierce-Morgan-Tonight-Transcript

Look over there>>>>bullshit false equivalency.

Sucks to be anti-Obama doesn't it?

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22. Gibberish. Look -

We all know - you and I know - that many, many Dems have spoken about how the US simply cannot allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon. Obama and Clinton have both echoed that sentiment, joining many repubs. Now Romney is added to that list. There is no incantation you can utter that will change the fact that for a while now both Dems and repubs routinely stop just short of threatening war against Iran. Dems and repubs.

I won't knowingly be a hypocrite and pretend I don't know Dems are right there in the mix.

[ProSense]

25. Oh Bullshit.

We all know - you and I know - that many, many Dems have spoken about how the US simply cannot allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon. Obama and Clinton have both echoed that sentiment, joining many repubs. Now Romney is added to that list. There is no incantation you can utter that will change the fact that for a while now both Dems and repubs routinely stop just short of threatening war against Iran. Dems and repubs.

Romney's comment is dangerous sabre rattling. The President and Democrats don't go to Israel and make statements to inflame the situation. Romney's statements are never simply that "the US simply cannot allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon."

Most important, I will buttress my diplomacy with a military option that will persuade the ayatollahs to abandon their nuclear ambitions. Only when they understand that at the end of that road lies not nuclear weapons but ruin will there be a real chance for a peaceful resolution.

<...>

We can’t afford to wait much longer, and we certainly can’t afford to wait through four more years of an Obama administration. By then it will be far too late. If the Iranians are permitted to get the bomb, the consequences will be as uncontrollable as they are horrendous. My foreign policy plan to avert this catastrophe is plain: Either the ayatollahs will get the message, or they will learn some very painful lessons about the meaning of American resolve.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/mitt-romney-how-i-would-check-irans-nuclear-ambition/2012/03/05/gIQAneYItR_print.html

Kerry: Romney’s wrong-headed assertions about Iran
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/romneys-wrong-headed-assertions-about-iran/2012/03/07/gIQAcKCvxR_story.html

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33. You're just wrong. Obama and Dems send the same message.

Obama strongly says military option is on the table as far as Iran goes. Many Dems slam Iran and express the view that the US will not allow Iran to develop nuclear weapons. Pretending that those things aren't true doesn't make them any less true.

Don't delude yourself.

[Tom Ripley]

20. Now, that's playing to the audience!

For a slow lad, he can be a fast learner at times

[alp227]

24. I wonder what will happen in the middle east in October.

[spanone]

27. pander much mitt?

[KharmaTrain]

28. Same Iran Different Day...

IRC, the U.S. was all but certain to invade, bomb, nuke and otherwise be nasty all over Iran several years ago. I remember those who were certain that Crashcart would engineer one more great war for profit that never materialized. There was a big reason for that happening...or not happening. Despite Chenney's wet dreams the U.S. military was spent...and still is. It couldn't afford to launch a third war in the region and it's doubtful that the military's outlook has changed.

A nuclear Iran would complicate matters in the region...and there's precious little this country can do...no matter how many sabres Willard and Walrus Bolton rattle. The game here is to play up to the fundies and Likudniks (like Sheldon Adelson) for a cash shakedown for Mitten's campaign and hope to keep that wing of his corrupt and fragmented party intact. This trip shows that Willard is uncomfortable in his own skin...

[Turbineguy]

29. Presumptive Presidential Nominee

starts nuclear war.

It's a bit of a mouthful.

[jody]

31. Obama said "I have a policy to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon". nt

[ProSense]

32. Yeah,

"Obama said 'I have a policy to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon'. "

...it's called diplomacy.

Romney's policy (joke) is threatening war.

Most important, I will buttress my diplomacy with a military option that will persuade the ayatollahs to abandon their nuclear ambitions. Only when they understand that at the end of that road lies not nuclear weapons but ruin will there be a real chance for a peaceful resolution.

<...>

We can’t afford to wait much longer, and we certainly can’t afford to wait through four more years of an Obama administration. By then it will be far too late. If the Iranians are permitted to get the bomb, the consequences will be as uncontrollable as they are horrendous. My foreign policy plan to avert this catastrophe is plain: Either the ayatollahs will get the message, or they will learn some very painful lessons about the meaning of American resolve.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/mitt-romney-how-i-would-check-irans-nuclear-ambition/2012/03/05/gIQAneYItR_print.html

Romney: Bomb, Bomb, Bomb, Bomb, Bomb Iran
http://www.thenation.com/blog/168478/romney-bomb-bomb-bomb-bomb-bomb-iran

Have you seen the ads from his advisers advocating war?