The Nation: Hillary Clinton Has Joined the Neocons and Israel Lobby When It Comes To Iran Policy

[Cali_Democrat]

Did Hillary Clinton Just Join the Neocons on Iran Policy?
Bob Dreyfuss on July 28, 2014 - 12:49 PM ET

Did Hillary Clinton just throw in with the neoconservatives and the Israel lobby on the key sticking point in the Iran-P5+1 talks—namely, whether and how much Iran may enrich uranium on its own soil? In her appearance yesterday on Fareed Zakaria’s GPS program on CNN, it sure looks like it. Unless she misspoke, she said explicitly that she favors the idea of “so little enrichment or no enrichment,” a view that outright contradicts the position of the White House and the State Department, who’ve long ago agreed that Iran can maintain a civilian enrichment program to produce fuel for its current nuclear reactors and for a planned expansion of its nuclear program in the future.

In the interview, Zakaria notes that Iran argues that it has “the right to enrich just like every country that has a peaceful nuclear program,” and he then adds: “The Israeli position, as I understand it, is no, zero enrichment.” (Unfortunately, Zakaria doesn’t make clear that Iran, the United States and the P5+1 have all agreed that Iran may indeed continue to enrich uranium under the terms of whatever final accord is reached.) Clinton responds that she “worked very hard and led our efforts to get the sanctions” on Iran, and she adds:

I believe strongly that it’s really important for there to be so little enrichment or no enrichment, at least for a long period of time.

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I don't think this is a surprise. Remember during the 2008 primaries when she said something about wiping Iran off the map.

[randys1]

1. what> HIllary said we should wipe Iran off the map>??

[Cali_Democrat]

4. My mistake. She actually said the US could totally obliterate Iran:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/04/22/us-usa-politics-iran-idUSN2224332720080422

It was actually the leader of Iran who said they could wipe Israel off the map.

It's hard to keep track of the crazy.

[kentauros]

6. I believe that story is what I read back then

and was trying to remember for a discussion yesterday on FB. I was not happy (still not, either) when she basically projected a warmonger stance with regard to Iran. I wish there was some way we could dismantle the MIC...

[randys1]

7. your original post might be in the running for the most out of context in history

i am no fan of hers per se but context people, context

[betterdemsonly]

2. Good to see mainstream puplications like the NYTimes

and The Nation noticing this.

[4now]

3. Clinton will do whatever Netanyahu tells her to.

No questions asked. Just like Bush.

[PFunk]

5. (sigh) Do we have any current politico's with the stones to stand up to bloody Isreal?

Guess not from what I see so far.