Rudy on Iran, going nuclear
In one of his toughest statements on Iran yet, Republican presidential contender Rudy Giuliani today vowed that if Iran goes nuclear the United States and its allies should retaliate in a way that would "set them back five or 10 years."
Iran has become the hot topic for Giuliani on his trip to London to bask in the glow of Winston Churchill's granddaughter and Baroness Margaret Thatcher.
In response to a question at his midday campaign fundraising lunch for U.S. ex-pats here, Giuliani said, "I believe the U.S. and our allies should deliver a clear message to Iran: They are not going to be allowed to become a nuclear power, it's not going to happen."
He added, “If they get to the point that they become a nuclear power, then we will set them back five years. That is not said as a threat, that should be said as a promise,”
This is not a new position for Giuliani -- he has trotted it out on the campaign trail in Iowa and New Hampshire and in debates with other GOP presidential contenders. But this time...
Tom Brune
it becomes amplified through his discussions with foreign leaders and the platform of speaking in London.
In a not so subtle boast about his international standing, Giuliani told about 80 people at the luncheon that Iran had come up three times in the past 24 hours: Last night in a phone call from Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres, at his early morning meeting with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and again at a private meeting with current Prime Minister Gordon Brown at 10 Downing Street.
Iran figures to be a major question Giuliani will address in a speech he is scheduled to make at the Britsh American think-tank Atlantic Bridge.
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THANK GOD. IT'S ABOUT TIME SOMEBODY HAS THE BALLS TO TELL IT LIKE IT IS. THANKS, RUDY. YOU HAVE MY VOTE.
Iran is not anyone's problem except for Israel. Only Israel and Israel-firsters are making a big deal about Iranian nukes, just because it will end Israel's ability to blackmail its neighbors into submission.
Iranian nuclear parity with Israel is a GOOD thing because it will force Israel to make peace with all of its neighbors on terms that are fair considering there's only 5 million Jewish Israelis compared to 250 million Arabs in the region.