The Pakistanis are more worried about US supplied Indian nukes than Obama
It's amazing the way the echo chamber works. Barack Obama talks about conducting operations inside Pakistan, and the whole media turns.
The Pakistanis say they are going to have to significantly increase their nuclear weapons production and build nuclear relationships with China because of the US with India, not a peep.
So, which is more important, a candidate trailing in the primary polls making a foreign policy statement he's not likely to carry out, or the only Islamic nuclear nation rushing to a US rival to quickly increase its nuclear capabilities?
The Pakistanis say they are going to have to significantly increase their nuclear weapons production and build nuclear relationships with China because of the US with India, not a peep.
So, which is more important, a candidate trailing in the primary polls making a foreign policy statement he's not likely to carry out, or the only Islamic nuclear nation rushing to a US rival to quickly increase its nuclear capabilities?
posted by mikevotes at
8:31 PM
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I don't think Obama did himself any good with those remarks about attacking Pakistan. At least I hope he didn't. I know he's trying to look tough but he's starting to sound like a loose cannon.
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Anonymous, at 10:08 PM
Exactly. That's why everybody pounced.
It was a small bit in a larger speech, but it was an overstretch.
The weirdest thing is how he got handled regarding saying he wouldn't nuke Pakistan. That got huge play, but it's not like there's anyone out there saying we should nuke pakistan.
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mikevotes, at 10:32 PM
That's because the nuclear option is 'always on the table'. Hillary knows that.
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Anonymous, at 10:49 PM
Good point
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mikevotes, at 6:04 AM
Romney jumped into this Obama thing, but this article has a very fair description of what Obama actually said.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/03/AR2007080301762.html?hpid=sec-politics
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mikevotes, at 6:34 AM
I'm not particularly an Obama fan, but Hilary's people are pissing me off making a big deal out of this.
At present, there is no earthly reason the U.S. would contemplate using nukes in Afghanistan and Pakistan. So for practical purposes the nuclear option IS off the table.
If things change, and in 2010 President Obama DOES have some reason to use nukes, is someone going to play the 2007 video clip of him saying it's off the table, and he's going to then say, "Oh, damn! You're right! Can't do that." Nope. Are America's enemies going to feel completely immune just because of a campaign statement? Nope, of course not.
He should have chosen his words more carefully ("Unless things change drastically, I can't see using nukes in Afghanistan or Pakistan"), but beyond that, really, it should be a non-issue, and Hilary looks small for picking at it.
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Anonymous, at 7:05 PM
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