Clinton Discussed Use of Nukes Last Year

NEW YORK (AP) – Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton, who chastised rival Barack Obama for ruling out the use of nuclear weapons in the war on terror, did just that when asked about Iran a year ago.

“I would certainly take nuclear weapons off the table,” she said in April 2006.

Her views expressed while she was gearing up for a presidential run stand in conflict with her comments this month regarding Obama, who faced heavy criticism from leaders of both parties, including Clinton, after saying it would be “a profound mistake” to deploy nuclear weapons in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

“There’s been no discussion of nuclear weapons. That’s not on the table,” he said.

The use of any weapons, nuclear or otherwise, should never be off the table and for political candidates to say they should be off the table should rule out ANY possibility of electing said candidate to ANY position…

Clinton, who has tried to cast her rival as too inexperienced for the job of commander in chief, said of Obama’s stance on Pakistan: “I don’t believe that any president should make any blanket statements with respect to the use or non-use of nuclear weapons.”

But that’s exactly what she did in an interview with Bloomberg Television in April 2006. The New York senator, a member of the Armed Services committee, was asked about reports that the Bush administration was considering military intervention – possibly even a nuclear strike – to prevent Iran from escalating its nuclear program.

“I have said publicly no option should be off the table, but I would certainly take nuclear weapons off the table,” Clinton said. “This administration has been very willing to talk about using nuclear weapons in a way we haven’t seen since the dawn of a nuclear age. I think that’s a terrible mistake.”

In this day of modern electronics, instant, flash news and instant world wide publishing, you can’t say stuff and then turn around and complain, “I didn’t say THAT!!”, you’d better say exactly what you mean, and mean exactly what you say, because every word WILL come back to haunt you if you don’t…

Clinton’s views on the potential use of nuclear weapons appear to have changed since then.

Her campaign spokesman, Phil Singer, said the circumstances for her remarks last year were different than the situation Obama faced.

Of course Hillary’s views have changed, she woke up this morning, different day, new lie…

Ahhhh hypocrisy, thy name IS Hillary…

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Clinton Discussed Use of Nukes Last Year

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