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Today on Keith Olbermann's show, Hillary Clinton said that if Iran used nuclear weapons against Israel that she would order their use against Iran.  

This statement is scary for many reasons.

1. Nuclear weapons should only be used as a last resort, against a direct attack on a country.  This does not include attacks on an ally, no matter who that ally should be.
   
2. Previously, she had mentioned that "massive retaliation" on the part of the US should not only extend to Israel but to our other allies in the Middle East, such as Saudi Arabia, Qatar, etc.  Tonight's comment on singling out Israel was her attempt to score the Jewish vote.
   
3. Israel has its own nuclear weapons (yes, that secret is out) and I'm sure the Israelis can handle themselves.
4. Threatening a country, even a country like Iran, with the nuclear option is just the type of thing that may escalate the problem instead of solving it.  There are groups within Iran who are sympathetic to the USA; the last thing we need is for Ahmadinejad to have a new rallying cry for his people.