Hillary Clinton in full swing

The New York’s senator might become the United States’ next president. She voted in favour of a resolution that describes Iran’s Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organization. This description was first published in The New York Times online on 14. August 2007. According to many foreign policy experts this might intensify the clash between the United States and Iran. Clinton explained her decision to agreeing to the bill by saying that she voted for it in order to apply greater diplomatic pressure on Iran.

In the presidential nomination race in the US, Clinton now is in full swing against Iran.

Reuters reported on 23. April 2008 that Clinton said on ABC’s “Good Morning America.” the day before, that she wants the Iranians to know that if she was president, they will attack Iran (if it attacks Israel). As I read this comment in the Reuters article I was getting annoyed about the words Clinton used. What angered me the most was, why does she say “the Iranians” instead of “the Iranian government”?
When checking ABC’s website to watch the original footage of what the senator was saying she actually didn’t say “the Iranians”. She was saying: “If Iran were to obtain nuclear weapons […] and if Iran were to attack Israel with a nuclear weapon we would retaliate. And I want Iran to know […] that it is not in their interest to obtain nuclear weapons […] we will work to deter them from using such weapons […]."
It is not quite clear in my opinion whether she meant Iran, the government and by addressing them, the people behind that government or whether she meant Iran, the country and its people when she spoke these words. In the Reuters article it clearly came out as the second choice.

For the New York Times article see here.

For the Reuters article see here.

For Hillary Clinton on ABC's "Good Morning America." go to its website here and search for "Clinton Evades Race Card Question" to watch the video.