Like I'm not Surprised...Wants to Be More Aggressive.............

[bkkyosemite]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hillary-clinton-iran-foreign-policy_us_55f05c2ae4b002d5c07786b2

“I don’t believe Iran is our partner in this agreement. Iran is the subject of the agreement,” Clinton said, using rhetoric that notably contrasts with that of the Obama administration, which has been consistenly cautious about not upsetting Iran."

"To show her seriousness, the former secretary of state suggested deploying additional U.S. forces to the Persian Gulf region and recommended that Congress “close any gaps” in the existing sanctions to punish Iran for any current or future instances of human rights abuses and support for terror."

"Clinton also criticized the Obama administration’s minimal efforts to contain Russia’s expansionist efforts in Ukraine since the 2014 annexation of Crimea. She put herself “in the category of people who wanted to do more in reaction to the annexation of Crimea,” adding that the Russian government’s objective is “to stymie, to confront, to undermine American power whenever and wherever they can.”


"Republicans have leveled similar criticism against Obama, accusing him of acquiescing to the Russians in exchange for their support in negotiating the nuclear agreement with Iran."

The “tough love” comment was a direct jab at Obama, whose relationship with Netanyahu has frayed over the Israeli prime minister’s efforts to derail the Iran nuclear deal and his comments in March suggesting he would not allow the creation of a Palestinian state. After the comments, which Netanyahu made on the eve of being re-elected, Obama said he would re-evaluate his approach to the two-state solution and hasn’t invited Netanyahu to the White House since.

“We have had honest disagreements about this deal; now is the time to come together,” Clinton said. “To the people of Israel, let me say, you’ll never have to question whether we’re with you, the United States will always be with you.”

[Schema Thing]

1. good gawd. She needs to go away.

[silvershadow]

3. Yes, she is. And those aren't even her worst points. nt

[PaulaFarrell]

5. we're stuffed, aren't we?

I don't see how Bernie can get the nomination, and she is already dusting off the war drums....problem is, neither Iran nor Russia would just roll over

[LWolf]

6. She can't open her mouth

without giving me more reason to oppose her.

[HereSince1628]

7. BUt that was -then-. Then was when distance from Obama was needed

Then isn't now.

Now is when a big fraction of Clinton's base adore Obama, and distance from Obama is something to be measured and communicated as the miles between Barack and Bernie.