Iran

Hillary Clinton on the Iran Resolution

“Since that resolution passed, our commanders on the ground in Iraq have announced that we've seen some progress from the Iranians backing off, no longer sending in weapons and materiel, and beginning to withdraw their technical advisers.”

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Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., quoted on Newsweek.com on Dec. 4, 2007, commenting on her vote in favor of a resolution declaring Iran’s Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organization, during a debate sponsored by National Public Radio in De Moines, Iowa.<

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Hillary Clinton on Barack Obama's Iran Vote

"A president can't dodge the big fights, can't find political cover, or have words speak louder than actions."

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Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., quoted on ABCNews.com on Dec. 5, 2007, commenting on her rival, Sen. Barack Obama’s, failure to attend a Senate vote on whether to categorize Iran’s Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist group.

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Hillary Clinton on defending Israel

"An attack on Israel would incur massive retaliation by the United States."

— Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., quoted on April 16, 2008 in an Associated Press article printed on MSNBC.com, responding to a question about a possible Iranian nuclear attack on Israel during a debate held six days before the Pennsylvania primary.

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McCain commenting on Iran's involvement in Iraq

"Well, it's common knowledge and has been reported in the media that Al Qaeda is going back into Iran and receiving training and are coming back into Iraq from Iran. that's well known. And it's unfortunate.

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Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., quoted on Nytimes.com on March 19, 2008, commenting on Iran's involvement in Iraq during a press conference in Amman, Jordan on March 18, 2008.

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Hillary Clinton on her stance on Iran's Revolutionary Guard

"Since that resolution passed our commanders on the ground in Iraq have announced that we've seen some progress from the Iranians backing off, no longer sending in weapons and materiel, and beginning to withdraw their technical advisors."

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Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., quoted on Newsweek.com on Dec. 4, 2007, commenting on her vote in favor of a resolution declaring Iran's Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organization, during a debate sponsored by NPR in De Moines, Iowa.

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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at Columbia University

"Mr. President, you exhibit all the signs of a petty and cruel dictator."

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Columbia University President Lee C. Bollinger, in his introduction of Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who spoke at the university on September 24 during a visit to New York to address the U. N. General Assembly.

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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad commenting on homosexuals in Iran

"In Iran, we don't have homosexuals, like in your country."

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Iran's President Mahmoud Ajmadinejad, in a public address at New York's Columbia University. This, and other comments questioning holocaust history and asserting that "women in Iran enjoy the highest levels of freedom," drew laughter from the crowd.

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Beach Boys as Political Metaphor?

"You know that old Beach Boys song, Bomb Iran? (sings) Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iran. Anyway..."

— John McCain, GOP presidential candidate, changed the words to the popular Beach Boys song, entitled 'Barbara Ann,' when asked on the campaign trail what to do in Iran.

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