Politics: Onward from New Hampshire

[sgtclub]

Originally posted by ty
lots of words, no substance

Ty, I actually looked up one of the quotes, out of my own curiousity. It is totally taken out of context, in that McClellan's statment regarding imminency is in regards to the threat posed to TURKEY, not the United States.

See http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/relea...0030210-7.html

:QUESTION: What about NATO's role? Belgium now says it will veto any attempt to provide help to Turkey to defend itself. Is this something the administration can live with, or is it a major obstacle?

MR. McCLELLAN: Two points. We support the request under Article IV of Turkey. And I think it's important to note that the request from a country under Article IV that faces an imminent threat goes to the very core of the NATO alliance and its purpose.

QUESTION: What can you do about this veto threat?

MR. McCLELLAN: Well, again, I think what's important to remind NATO members, remind the international community is that this type of request under Article IV goes to the core of the NATO alliance.

QUESTION: Is this some kind of ultimate test of the alliance?

MR. McCLELLAN: This is about an imminent threat.

Better find a new blog.

[ett]