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A Nuclear Strike on Iran? Ask Democratic Candidates

Jul 5, 2007

Dear Friend,

“To ensure Iran never gets nuclear weapons, we need to keep ALL options on the table. Let me reiterate – ALL options must remain on the table.”
          - Former Senator John Edwards (D-NC)

“…we should take no option, including military action, off the table.”
          - Senator Barack Obama (D-IL)

“…as I’ve also said for a long time, no option can be taken off the table.”
          - Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY)

Are Democrats simply being careless with their language or are they also willing to consider using nuclear weapons against Iran? Ask the candidates yourself.

The next Democratic debate will be held July 23 in South Carolina, and as part of the event, citizens like you can send in video questions for the candidates through YouTube.

Ask the candidates if “all options on the table” includes the nuclear option. If it does not, then tell the candidates to stop using dangerous language and to be clear that nuclear weapons are not an option.

To submit a video question for the debates, please click here for submission guidelines.

Two weeks ago, we showed you a video where four Republican presidential candidates clearly responded “yes” to a question about whether they would consider using nuclear weapons against Iran.

If you haven’t seen the video yet, you can view it here.

The Republican candidates are following President Bush’s lead in using the phrase “all options are on the table” to refer to the use of nuclear weapons. While the Republican candidates were responding to a specific question, Democratic presidential candidates are also using this language

In past years, responsible government leaders would never have considered a nuclear first strike. Now, however, it has been reported that the Bush Administration has discussed using nuclear weapons against Iran.

In order to find out if Democrats are simply being careless with their language or if they are also willing to consider using nuclear weapons against Iran, send a video question to YouTube asking the candidates whether “all options on the table” includes the nuclear option. If it does not, then tell the candidates to stop using dangerous language and to be clear that nuclear weapons are not an option.

Click here for submission guidelines.

Sincerely,

John Isaacs and Guy Stevens