The Political Inquirer

During an interview on Monday night, Hillary Clinton clarified her position on war with Iran: if Iran were to attack Israel, especially with any sort of nuclear weapon, she would retaliate with the U.S.’s own nuclear arsenal.  Coming on the eve of the Pennsylvania primary, it seems like Clinton is trying to send a strong [...]

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The Independent reports that the United States and Iran are having ’secret’ talks about the nuclear enrichment program:
One of the participants, former senior US diplomat Thomas Pickering, explained that a group of former American diplomats and experts had been meeting with Iranian academics and policy advisers “in a lot of different places, although not in [...]

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All depends on your point of view. From Mark Halperin:
Asked negotiating with certain foreign leaders such as Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Obama said:
“I think people understand the notion of talking to our enemies,” Obama said. “If FDR can meet with Stalin and Nixon can meet with Mao and Kennedy can meet with Khrushchev and Reagan [...]

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Did anyone notice what McCain had to say yesterday on Iran?
The misstep in question occurred during a news conference in Jordan earlier Tuesday, when the presumptive Republican presidential nominee repeatedly said Iran was supplying al Qaeda. Iran is predominately a Shiite country and is not aiding the Sunni dominated Al-Qaeda.
McCain ultimately corrected himself after Sen. [...]

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Mackubin Owens’ latest piece on Fallon over at The Weekly Standard is as shallow of an assessment of Fallon as can be. Owens argues that Fallon joins the ranks of Douglas MacArthur and George McClellan in “disagreeing” with the way the policy should be made.
By contradicting the president in public, Fallon clearly exceeded his authority. [...]

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Sometimes it seems there are more important things to worry about, but Fallon’s resignation should be the most important. This takes me to something Senator Kerry said yesterday.
“Congress needs to determine immediately whether Admiral Fallon’s resignation is another example of truth tellers being forced to the sidelines in the Bush administration,” said Senator John Kerry, [...]

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From US News and World Report:
Is the United States moving toward military action with Iran?
The resignation of the top U.S. military commander for the Middle East is setting off alarms that the Bush administration is intent on using military force to stop Iran’s moves toward gaining nuclear weapons. In announcing his sudden resignation today following [...]

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Admiral William “Fox” Fallon resigned as head of CentCom on Tuesday, reportedly in protest over the President’s push for war with Iran.
The Esquire article that heralded the admiral’s demise was labeled everything from a mis-fired puff piece to a gross act of insubordination, and as usual, the real story — War with Iran Imminent! [...]

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From Michael Rozeff:
My increased worry over Iran hostilities due to the Fallon resignation finds a reflection in Intrade trading. The September contract has been at a comfortably low level of 10 (out of 100 which equals certainty of an airstrike) since mid-December after the NIE report came out. Now it has jumped to 23 on [...]

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From the Mercury News:
WASHINGTON—The Bush administration is imposing financial sanctions on a Bahrain bank the United States alleges is controlled by Iran’s Bank Melli, which has been accused of providing support to Iran’s nuclear program.

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A top military commander for the Middle East resigned today after much opposition to the Bush administration’s policy toward Iran.
Fallon was the subject of an article published last week in Esquire magazine that portrayed him as opposed to President Bush’s Iran policy. It described Fallon as a lone voice against taking military action to [...]

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The latest attacks in Israel are wrecking havoc. With Hamas claiming responsibility, I think we are about to see Israeli retaliation like we haven’t seen in a long time.
If the Israelis start excessive retaliation against Palestinians, I think we might see the Bush administration make a link to Iran in some fashion. Rush Limbaugh himself [...]

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