Letters to the Editor
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McCain. Wrong, wrong, wrong. Wrong on Iran
John McCain: Iran Crisis Most Serious Since Cold War
Fox News Sunday, Jan. 22, 2006
Sen. John McCain said Sunday that Iran's bid for nuclear weapons is the most serious foreign policy crisis since the end of the Cold War.
A nuclear capability in Iran is unacceptable," he said. Citing recent statements from Israeli defense officials, McCain said, "Put yourself in the position of the Israeli government. Your first obligation is to defend your people. And here's a country whose president calls for the eradication of your country from the map."
Notice what he says about Iran, that the mere "capability" is enough for him to attack! That is a very low and highly dangerous threshold. If this is his policy, then an attack under McCain is a certainty - as Iran, and perhaps 30 other countries around the world have the "capability".
The second paragraph tells us who is top of mind for him when it comes to the Iraq question. His use of the now discredited Ahmadinejad quote is also telling. Ahmadinejad never said that and McCain should know that. If he does not, he is ill informed. If he does, and still says it, he is a liar, not a straight talker.
He [Ahmadinejad] quoted Khomeini that "the occupation regime over Jerusalem should vanish from the page of time." It is in fact probably a reference to some phrase in a medieval Persian poem. - Juan Cole
Not happy with lying about Iran, and deliberately misquoting Ahmadinejad, McCain goes on to threaten Russia and China. All in the same interview! Wow!
"If China and Russia want to be on record as being supportive of Iran in their nuclear ambitions, then I think that obviously has consequences as well," he warned.
If anyone thinks that an attack on Iran, under McCain, is not on, then I plead with them to think again. The consequences will cataclysmic.