Pelosi: More must be done to stop Iran

[notfullofit]

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Pelosi said that to stop Iran's nuclear march, short of a military strike - something she did not rule out as a last resort - "you have to go all the way. And people have to know you are deadly serious that if you want to be our friend, if you want the benefit of our friendship, a central pillar of our foreign policy is to stop the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction."

This can't just be a "conversation," she said, "it has to be seriously enforced and sanctioned, because the alternative is one that has a tremendous downside - and that would be to use military force."

While saying that a military option should not be taken off the table, and adding that an attack by Teheran on Israel certainly "cannot go unanswered," Pelosi said that a preemptive strike on Iran would have consequences that needed to be considered. Among the consequences she listed were the effect such an attack would have in rallying Iranians around their current leadership, what it would do to the price of oil, and the response of the rest of the Muslim world.

Pelosi refused to get drawn into a discussion of whether US President George W. Bush was wrong in insinuating during his Knesset speech last week that Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama would appease the Iranians, saying that she would not criticize the president on foreign soil. Before leaving Washington, however, she said that Bush's characterization was "beneath the dignity of the office of president."

Pelosi did say here that she was confident Obama would deal squarely and assertively with the Iranian dossier.

"I know that Barack Obama would meet the challenge we have in terms of Iran," she said. "And he may do it in a larger way. I don't know how you define strength here, but in the US we define it not only in terms of our military might, and our willingness to use it - that's important - but we define it in terms of our values, where we can attract others to a place where we can keep the peace without making war, but without taking war off the table."

Pelosi said Obama was "a real leader, and to be a real leader you have to be prepared to fight in order to make peace, and I think he is prepared to do that."
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Are we really sure she's a Democrat?

[Vegasaurus]

1. These are Democrats too nt

[TooBigaTent]

2. "Are we really sure she's a Democrat?" It becomes more and more doubtful every day. nt

[pleah]

3. Me thinks she is crazy!

:crazy:

We need to clean House and Senate to get rid of all these war crazy people.

[JDPriestly]

4. So, where is the massive funding for alternative energy

including wind and solar energy? The Democrats in Congress can surely get enough votes together to override a veto on a project of that nature. Massive funding for alternative energy and every technological innovation that can save energy should be put in place right now.

Our huge appetite for energy is what is funding the nuclear appetites of nations like Iran and others.

For starters, why doesn't Congress subsidize energy saving light bulbs instead of oil? There are many, many other similar steps that Congress could take -- subsidize the purchase of low mileage cars -- so that they are irresistibly attractive to families who do not need SUVs for transporting equipment, etc.

Subsidize public transportation which is being cut back at the same time that demand for it is growing.

Take the money away from big oil and put it into big energy conservation. Lower the speed limits on the interstates. I know that is unpopular, but threatening violence is absurd when Iran knows full well that the world cannot survive without Iran's oil.

[ladjf]

6. If the U.S. could reach the goal of 15% alternate energy,the price

of oil would drop to $70 per barrel and the oil monopoly would have been broken. This goal is absolutely doable within 6 to 8 years.

[midnight]

5. Is she endorsing Obama?

[subsuelo]

7. "you have to be prepared to fight in order to make peace"

:crazy:

[notfullofit]

8. Looks like Steny Hoyer is

on board with this too.....

US leaders don't rule out military option against Iran
AP

Occupied Jerusalem: Leaders of the US House of Representatives said in Israel on Monday that they do not rule out military action against Iran to stop it from acquiring nuclear bombs.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said a "full array of tactics are on the table" in efforts to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons.

Speaking at a news conference at Israel's parliament during a four-day Congressional visit to Israel, she also listed diplomatic and economic options as important components.

House majority leader Steny Hoyer backed Pelosi. "No options should be taken off the table," Hoyer said when asked by Israeli journalists if military action should be taken against Iran.

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