Santorum Says He Would Bomb Iran’s Nuclear Plants
EmailRick Santorum said today that he would be in favor of launching airstrikes against Iranian nuclear facilities.
“We will degrade those facilities through airstrikes, and make it very public that we are doing that,” Santorum said on “Meet the Press.”
Iran announced today that it had created the country’s first nuclear fuel rod, a key component in a reactor that can also be used to produce weapons grade uranium.
Several of the GOP candidates have expressed increased concerns over Iran’s nuclear program after the International Atomic Energy Agency released a report that says Iran is making progress.
The Obama administration hasn’t responded to Iran’s latest claim but it has already levied coordinated economic sanction against Iran.
Newt Gingrich is only other candidate in the race who has said he is would support bombing Iran, although he said he would only do it as a last resort and as part of a plan to replace the leadership in Iran.
Mitt Romney takes a less severe approach, calling for “crippling sanctions” against Iran.
Ron Paul, while he has said he is concerned about the Iranian nuclear threat, said he doesn’t believe that the IAEA report is conclusive.
This isn’t the first time that Santorum has used aggressive language to articulate his Iran policy.
“On occasion, scientists working on the nuclear program in Iran turn up dead. I think that’s a wonderful thing, candidly,” Santorum said at a campaign event in October.
Among the possible methods for dealing with the Iranian nuclear threat listed on Santorum’s campaign website is treating nuclear scientists working for the Iranians like enemy combatants.
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“We will degrade those facilities through airstrikes, and make it very public that we are doing that,” Santorum said on “Meet the Press.”
Santorum is a nutcase. Plain and simple. Does he really think Iran would stand by and not react? How would China and Russia react to this.
Santorum is a neocon warmonger.
Posted by: Frank | January 1, 2012, 7:27 pm 7:27 pm
LOL! ….. Here we go again… another Republican, wanting to go back to another war in the middle east, and, as Sarah Palin would say, “I BETCHYA” he’s going to want to cut taxes simultaneously also.
When will Republicans learn that it’s those “Tax Cuts” combined with the high costs of wars that are destroying this nation?
Posted by: Shallow "R's" Are Fun To Watch | January 1, 2012, 7:46 pm 7:46 pm
Another Warmonger, that is the last thing America needs.
Posted by: TexasKeith | January 1, 2012, 9:56 pm 9:56 pm
Why is this news??? Rick Santorum is a neocon; so are all the other Republican candidates with the exception of Ron Paul.
Posted by: Cam | January 1, 2012, 10:31 pm 10:31 pm
Interesting thing about the Republicans. They are really into unlimited budget for the corporations that make the bombs and bullets but when it actually comes to support for soldiers themselves, nope, nada, not enough money. How is it the Republicans lay claim to their false slogan “support the troops” when in fact the ONLY support they truly care about is profits for the industrial war machine?
Posted by: dan | January 1, 2012, 11:01 pm 11:01 pm
THATS wonderful can we strap him to ICBM and launch it?
Posted by: bengger | January 1, 2012, 11:05 pm 11:05 pm
Ron Paul is the only candidate that does NOT want to go to war!!
RON PAUL 2012
Posted by: Kip Day | January 1, 2012, 11:06 pm 11:06 pm
And Santorum has the unmitigated gall and audacity to call Ron Paul crazy?
He can go lose another election by a 70% landslide, thank you very much. I support the candidate that the troops support. Ron Paul 2012
Posted by: Oscar | January 1, 2012, 11:46 pm 11:46 pm
Thanks India for this mess!!!
YSR Prasad and C Surendra both former and successive chiefs of the state-run Nuclear Power Corporation of India collaborated with Iran in its pursuit of enrichment of Uranium. US caught them and they were both convicted!!
Posted by: David Beni | January 2, 2012, 1:52 am 1:52 am
Santorum is not only a feverish warmonger, he’s also not very smart. Don’t take my word for it. Search Youtube for a video where he loses a debate with a high school student who confronts him about his bigotry toward gays. This guy would be plain out scary as our president.
Posted by: Donna | January 2, 2012, 2:38 am 2:38 am
If Santorum is so anxious to go to war, will his kids be entering the military like so many other young people? I believe there are at least 2 of service age.
Posted by: ck | January 2, 2012, 11:37 am 11:37 am
Why is everyone but Ron Paul trying to start World War 3? haven’t we had enough war for one decade? If we attack Iran, the world is not going to take it lightly, Iran hasn’t technically done anything to us yet. I see another Hiroshima/Nagasaki on the horizon, may god have mercy on us.
Posted by: Esteban G | January 2, 2012, 5:03 pm 5:03 pm
…. What’s with the grammar on this thing?
Posted by: Johann Almeida | January 4, 2012, 11:02 am 11:02 am
As an outsider, am I missing something?
Doesn’t your constitution not require Congress to agree to send the country to war? Your President can’t do that single-handedly (although it seems that at least one President in the last decade thought he could). How about instead of just smiling, nodding and asking another scripted question, why can’t your media call foul when a Presidential candidate expresses such blatant disregard for your Constitution??? Are there *any* real journalists left in your “Fourth Estate” or is it just now all infotainment?
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