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  •  I like it, (2+ / 0-)

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    leveymg, One Pissed Off Liberal

    and in a more perfect world, it would win Obama votes.

    In this one, I'm afraid it would lose him votes.

    •  why do you think it would lose him votes (1+ / 0-)

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      what light do you think it would it shine on Obama that would be bad for him? Do you think it would start a conversation about Iran where he would look weak? If so, how/why?

      Today's problems are yesterday's solutions. Don Beck

      by Sherri in TX on Wed Apr 23, 2008 at 07:21:28 AM PDT

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      •  I guess you have no idea (0+ / 0-)

        how much cheering in the streets there would be if the bombs started falling on Iran.

        Once we started losing that war, too, Americans would sober up.  But bombing to bits the cities of a hated enemy has always been good for a cheap high.

      •  Obama has equivocated somewhat (0+ / 0-)

        regarding Iran. He's said that US policy should be to deny Iran nuclear weapons. He's also said we should pursue active diplomacy toward that end, including a willingness to use strong sanctions.

        Thus far, there's not much (rhetorical) difference between Obama and Clinton.

        On the use of force, Obama has said he won't take the military option of the table and that he would respond forcefully to Iran. But he hasn't been as explicit as Clinton.

        This kind of ad would put Obama on the spot. Implicitly, it projects a less militant approach than Clinton's. But it's not clear that Obama wants to promise not to "obliterate Iran" in response to an Iranian attack on Israel.

        Drawing attention to Obama's equivocation cannot help the campaign.

    •  So do I. Great concept. (0+ / 0-)

      Not sure this party is yet ready to fully tussle out the issue of how to deal with Iran.

      Very cross-cutting.

      But, there seems to be far fewer war drummers around here than two summers ago during the Isareli incursion into Lebanon.  

      I'm actually somewhat encouraged by the negative reaction Hillary's "obliterate" comment has received.  Even the NYT thought it went way over the edge.

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