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Clinton: Iran's Nuke Program 'Futile'

By Drew Nelles, Newser Staff

Posted Jul 26, 2009 2:28 PM CDT

(Newser) – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton took square aim at Iran's nuclear ambitions today, bluntly warning Tehran that "Your pursuit is futile." Clinton’s statements mark a step back from her musings earlier this week about creating a “defense umbrella” to protect other Middle Eastern countries from a nuclear Iran, Politico reports. “We believe, as a matter of policy, it is unacceptable for Iran to have nuclear weapons,” Clinton said.

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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivers a speech. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton appears on "Meet the Press'" Sunday, July 26, 2009, at the NBC studios in Washington. (AP Photo/Meet The Press, William B. Plowman)

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What we want to do is to send a message to whoever is making these decisions, that if you're pursuing nuclear weapons for the purpose of intimidating, of projecting your power, we're not going to let that happen. - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

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kokuaguy

Jul 27, 2009 12:51 PM CDT

Interesting statement from the SOS. She didn't say a thing about Iran possessing a defensive nuclear deterrent that is not used for the purpose of "intimidating" or "projecting power." Perhaps there's a message for Israel there as well.

alienvv

Jul 27, 2009 4:08 AM CDT

Hillary is not very convincing as secretary of state...she was good to be the president or to be responsible for health care reform but not for the international arena...she really looks so stressed out dealing with all these problems around the world...very bad choice..

BlahBlahBlah

Jul 26, 2009 10:48 AM CDT

Just one thing, if they cant have them neither should we. We just love to be that big brother figure. Lets really grow a pair and disarm all of our nukes. Oh and Reader22060479 is a dumb face!

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