Hillary: I will Nuke Iran if it Nukes Israel

This is the first public talk of a nuclear umbrella for Mideast allies, and the first public discussion of a policy of deterrence towards a nuclear Iran. If the policy is to stand back and allow Iran to go nuclear, than there will be a lot more talk about "deterrence" and "umbrellas." Of course, here at NE, we believe in preemption so that a life of deterrence, umbrellas, MAD, and a "balance of terror" vis-a-vis Iran will never be necessary.

Contrary to the US NIE report, US Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates now says that "Iran is hell bent on getting nuclear weapons." Of course Gates is correct, but then he goes on to essentially admit that the US intends to stand by and do nothing to prevent the arming of Iran with nuclear weapons. Let's hope it's all a head-fake.