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I'm curious as to why Clinton sees a 10 year window of Iran being willing to consider nuking Israel. When those 10 years are up is she saying that Iran will no longer be willing to consider that or that we'd no longer be able to obliterate them if they did? That 10 year part is just really weird.
What does, in the context of that question and answer, "obliterate" mean to you?
In the "Yes, we can" thread I did mention that I thought Obama slightly muffed that answer. The better answer would have been "Tim, of course we could obliterate Iran. We have military might to obliterate the entire world if that is what we chose to do. And if Iran were to attack Israel, whether with nuclear weapons or not, we'd act to protect and support a great ally. But if Iran uses nuclear weapons anywhere, it will not fall on us to "obliterate" them but the world will collectively turn its back on Iran and just as with the first Gulf War collectively retaliate as necessary and do whatever it takes to make sure Iran never again commits such an atrocity. And as president, rather than taking that burden entirely upon the United States I'd make sure it truly was a global response."
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