[Peace-discuss] Obama fakes left, drives right again

[C. G. Estabrook]

	Beyond Loophole: Obama’s Nuke Policy ‘Change’
	Administration Very Clear in Threatening to Nuke Iran
	by Jason Ditz, April 06, 2010

Last night it was reported that the Obama Administration was about to unveil the 
nation’s new nuclear weapons doctrine, ostensibly backing off the more bellicose 
claims of the Bush Administration while slipping in a “loophole” regarding 
nuclear first strikes clearly aimed at Iran.
Secretary Robert Gates

But today when the administration revealed the new policy, it quickly became 
quite clear that far from being a loophole slipped under the radar, the 
administration is being very explicit in its threats to nuke Iran.

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said the policy was meant to send a strong 
message to Iran and North Korea that “all options are on the table in terms of 
how we deal with you.”

Gates said Iran and North Korea were being deliberately “carved out” of the 
policy, as were “non-state actors.” The US has repeatedly threatened to attack 
Iran, and it has often been speculated that the attack would include the use of 
tactical nuclear weapons against underground sites.

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