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Related: About this forumLike I'm not Surprised...Wants to Be More Aggressive.............
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hillary-clinton-iran-foreign-policy_us_55f05c2ae4b002d5c07786b2I dont believe Iran is our partner in this agreement. Iran is the subject of the agreement, Clinton said, using rhetoric that notably contrasts with that of the Obama administration, which has been consistenly cautious about not upsetting Iran."
"To show her seriousness, the former secretary of state suggested deploying additional U.S. forces to the Persian Gulf region and recommended that Congress close any gaps in the existing sanctions to punish Iran for any current or future instances of human rights abuses and support for terror."
"Clinton also criticized the Obama administrations minimal efforts to contain Russias expansionist efforts in Ukraine since the 2014 annexation of Crimea. She put herself in the category of people who wanted to do more in reaction to the annexation of Crimea, adding that the Russian governments objective is to stymie, to confront, to undermine American power whenever and wherever they can.
"Republicans have leveled similar criticism against Obama, accusing him of acquiescing to the Russians in exchange for their support in negotiating the nuclear agreement with Iran."
The tough love comment was a direct jab at Obama, whose relationship with Netanyahu has frayed over the Israeli prime ministers efforts to derail the Iran nuclear deal and his comments in March suggesting he would not allow the creation of a Palestinian state. After the comments, which Netanyahu made on the eve of being re-elected, Obama said he would re-evaluate his approach to the two-state solution and hasnt invited Netanyahu to the White House since.
We have had honest disagreements about this deal; now is the time to come together, Clinton said. To the people of Israel, let me say, youll never have to question whether were with you, the United States will always be with you.
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Like I'm not Surprised...Wants to Be More Aggressive............. (Original Post)
bkkyosemite
May 2016
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(10,283 posts)1. good gawd. She needs to go away.
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silvershadow
(10,336 posts)3. Yes, she is. And those aren't even her worst points. nt
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PaulaFarrell
(1,236 posts)5. we're stuffed, aren't we?
I don't see how Bernie can get the nomination, and she is already dusting off the war drums....problem is, neither Iran nor Russia would just roll over
LWolf
(46,179 posts)6. She can't open her mouth
without giving me more reason to oppose her.
HereSince1628
(36,063 posts)7. BUt that was -then-. Then was when distance from Obama was needed
Then isn't now.
Now is when a big fraction of Clinton's base adore Obama, and distance from Obama is something to be measured and communicated as the miles between Barack and Bernie.