From the National Review

incommin · 02-20-2007, 12:09

Edwards: "Perhaps the Greatest Short-Term Threat to World Peace Is the Possibility That Israel Would Bomb Iran's Nuclear Facilities"

Hillary Spot reader Michael points out this little gem in Peter Bart's column on John Edwards' comments in Hollywood:

There are other emerging fissures, as well. The aggressively photogenic John Edwards was cruising along, detailing his litany of liberal causes last week until, during question time, he invoked the "I" word — Israel. Perhaps the greatest short-term threat to world peace, Edwards remarked, was the possibility that Israel would bomb Iran's nuclear facilities. As a chill descended on the gathering, the Edwards event was brought to a polite close.

Really? Israel is the biggest threat? Not Ahmedinijad? Not al-Qaeda? Not a coup attempt in Pakistan? Not a complete breakdown in Iraq drawing in the Saudis, Turks, and Iranians?

Or, you know, perhaps not.

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Isreal the greatest threat to world peace?????? I would never have thought it!

Jim

Ret10Echo · 02-20-2007, 13:28

It falls in line with today's climate. It is not the fault of the aggressor, it is the fault of the respondant....If someone breaks into your house and you shoot him/her (equal opportunity) it is your fault for not leaving your home.
This repeats itself over and over with ROE (mil and civil)...and in a million other places. Mr. Edwards needs to go back to his 6000 sq ft estate.

**Peregrino** · 02-20-2007, 18:34

There's a reason he declined to run for a 2nd Senate term and then announced his candidacy for the presidency in NOLA. Most North Carolinians know his true worth. He's just playing the media game. Probably because his "snowball's chance" of getting elected might still position him for another VP slot. Though if he keeps spouting "stupidities", we could get lucky and he'll self-destruct before the convention. Peregrino

rubberneck · 02-21-2007, 07:30

If John Edwards was a Republican he would have been savaged mercilessly by the media like they did to Dan Quayle. At least Quayle was a good man. I can not in all honesty say that about that huckster Edwards. Maybe he was just channeling a dead 12 year old Iranian girl when he made those comments....