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Most Democrats have been deadly silent about Iran's nuclear ambitions, which is a perilous mistake. Yes, Iraq is a disaster. No, there's no national appetite for saber rattling at the mullahs while we're bogged down in Baghdad. But a nuclear Iran poses the gravest of dangers to U.S. geopolitical interests. And wishing away the Iranian bomb is not a policy.
Hillary Clinton is savvy enough to understand that, and savvier still to highlight the failed administration policies that have led us here, namely leaving the disarmament negotiations to the French.
"We lost critical time in dealing with Iran because the White House chose to downplay the threats and to outsource the negotiations," Clinton said at a speech delivered at Princeton. "I don't believe you face threats like Iran or North Korea by outsourcing it to others and standing on the sidelines."