I'm uncomfortable with the word "obliterate."
sharesunited
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Tue Apr-22-08 06:51 PM
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I'm uncomfortable with the word "obliterate." |
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That may play well with some people, but language which escalates risk of war or violence seems unsound from its inception. It almost always reflects a frustration with the failure of more diplomatic language to change the behavior of those of whom you disapprove.
I deduct points from Hillary for courting this emotion.
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Tue Apr-22-08 06:57 PM
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1. It makes one think of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. |
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And those were cities that were obliterated, not a whole country.
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Tue Apr-22-08 07:01 PM
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you aren't even an Iranian.....
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Tue Apr-22-08 07:09 PM
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4. I was gonna say "Think how uncomfortable Iranians are!" |
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We've dropped the bomb TWICE.
We have a track record.
It's no idle threat.
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Jane Austin
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Tue Apr-22-08 07:07 PM
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3. I can't believe she'd even THINK that word |
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much less say it out loud to the world.
Obama really needs to say that this kind of talk is dangerous and unhelpful.
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