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Clinton Warns of U.S. Use of 'All Elements of Power' against Iran
2012-07-18
[An Nahar] U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
... sometimes described as For a good time at 3 a.m. call Hillary and at other times as Mrs. Bill, never as Another Chateaubriand ...
on Monday said Washington would use "all elements of its power" to prevent Iran going nuclear and was working in "close consultation" with Israel over how to do so.

Speaking to news hounds at the end of a whirlwind 24-hour visit to Jerusalem, Clinton said that Iran not yet decided to curb its nuclear ambitions, and warned that Washington would stop at nothing to prevent it from getting a nuclear bomb.

"We will use all elements of American power to prevent Iran obtaining a nuclear weapon," she said in remarks which carried an implied threat of military action -- a course of action never ruled out by Washington.

Thanks to U.S. efforts to rally the international community to tackle the Iranian nuclear threat, Tehran was "under greater pressure than ever before," Clinton said, indicating that the B.O. regime was "pressing forward in close consultation with Israel."

"I think it is fair to say we are on the same page at this moment, trying to figure our way forward to have the maximum impact on affecting the decisions that Iran makes," Clinton said.

Clinton arrived in Israel late on Sunday at the tail end of a nine-nation tour, holding talks with brass hats including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Shimon Peres, Defense Minister Ehud Barak and Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman.
Posted by:Fred

#17  WORLD NEWS > WE WILL NOT ALLOW IRAN TO CLOSDE STRAIT OF HORMUZ: PANETTA.

* SAME > US, BRITAIN WARN IRAN ON HORMUZ CLOSURE.

versus

* SAME > NORTH KOREAN MISSLE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME [LRBMS] WAY AHEAD OF SOUTH KOREA.

Nuke-wannabe Islamist Iran is not ready yet to navally oppose the US-Allies in the Gulf unless the Mullahs + IRGC are a glutton for sufferring casualties on their side, so any major MilPol countermoves Iran makes vee the US Gulf Buildup will be focused on LAND, NOT AT SEA. IRAN WILL DETER OR DEFEAT THE US CVNS + GATOR BOYZ BY DESTABILIZING OR OVERTHROWING THE VARIOUS REGIONAL MUSLIM GOVTS. WHICH SUPPORT THEM.

"Arab/Muslim Spring" protests on the Arabian Peninsula, support for Shia rights vee the KSA + GCC.

Again, until it does possess a minimal or "sufficient" NucWeap Arsenal Iran will prefer to stay on the Strategic Defensive for the time being.

* DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > AHMADINEJAD: IRAN + [Nuke-armed] PAKISTAN ARE "NATURAL" ALLIES.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2012-07-19 00:03  

#16  I reat that as a "plan on the fly" or essentially no strategic plan at all

Same here. That's the problem when one both abdicates a leadership positon while trying to appease Moscow and Beijing.
Posted by: Pappy   2012-07-18 16:36  

#15  Yeah, The hildabeast is gonna flash them if they don't comply. So they might out of fear of insanity and blindness.
Posted by: Silentbrick - Schlumberger Squishy Mud Division   2012-07-18 13:22  

#14  Ohz Nose!

Not AC/DC on the loudspeakerz!

-Dinnerjacket
Posted by: swksvolFF   2012-07-18 12:41  

#13  Procopius2k -- always like your posts with such a command of the history you have. Thanks for this one.

"An army of lions commanded by a deer will never be an army of lions." - Napoleon
Posted by: Sherry   2012-07-18 12:21  

#12  Gosh, Hillary. Nobody seems to believe you.
Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305   2012-07-18 11:56  

#11  "all elements of its power" to prevent Iran going nuclear and was working in "close consultation" with Israel

I translate that as "we will do everything we can to appear like we are doing something AND piss off the Israelis at the same time".

Did Napoleon ever say anything about an army of feckless crapweasels all running their own agendas?
Posted by: SteveS   2012-07-18 10:25  

#10  Anybody dumb enough to buy that?
Posted by: mojo   2012-07-18 10:08  

#9  Love that quote from Napoleon.
Hahahahahahaha !!!
Posted by: Raider   2012-07-18 09:20  

#8  All the elements of power, except the canceling of the embargo waivers of course. He would rather go to war at great expense in US lives and resources than cause more disruption in the economies of 'allies'.
Posted by: Blackbeard Omineger1431   2012-07-18 09:17  

#7  "An army of lions commanded by a deer will never be an army of lions." - Napoleon
Posted by: Procopius2k   2012-07-18 08:52  

#6  trying to figure our way forward to have the maximum impact on affecting the decisions that Iran makes," Clinton said

I reat that as a "plan on the fly" or essentially no strategic plan at all.
Posted by: Besoeker   2012-07-18 06:21  

#5  Is there some law that politicians HAVE to use doublespeak?
They CAN'T speak the plain truth?
Or is rhe "Hildabeast" Unique?
Hmmm?
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2012-07-18 03:30  

#4  A very firm letter?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2012-07-18 02:49  

#3  "We will use all elements of American power to prevent Iran obtaining a nuclear weapon," she said in remarks which carried an implied threat of military action -- a course of action never ruled out by Washington. multiple strongly-worded letters...or...quelle horreur...the dreaded UN Security Council Resolution which will no doubt get vetoed by Russia and China anyway, so no problema, Shorty...proceed at your own pace. Just wait until after November so Bambi can still pick up the Jewish vote, 'k? !

Fixed!
Posted by: Ricky bin Ricardo (Abu Babaloo)   2012-07-18 02:05  

#2  Yeah, the Jewish vote is starting to defect to Romney so he has to come up with something.
Posted by: crosspatch   2012-07-18 01:28  

#1  Election Time - time to "wag the dog".
Posted by: Bob Noodleman1527   2012-07-18 00:10  

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