In a get-tough speech on Iran delivered at Princeton University late yesterday, Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) said the United States "cannot take any option off the table in sending a clear message to the current leadership of Iran."
The Senator called on the United States to move "as quickly as feasible" for UN sanctions.
The New York Sun's Josh Gerstein reports: "While Mrs. Clinton's comments on Iran were generally in line with the Bush administration's position, she also suggested that President Bush erred by 'standing on the sidelines' while Britain, France, and Germany attempted to broker a deal with the Iranians. 'I believe that we lose critical time in dealing with Iran because the White House chose to downplay the threats and outsource the negotiations,' she said." <http://www.nysun.com/article/26143?access=879946>
More Gerstein: "Mrs. Clinton said one reason for American to maintain a presence in Iraq is to ward off interference from Tehran. 'It will send a message to Iran that they do not have a free hand in Iraq, despite their considerable influence and personal and religious connections there,' she said."
Celeste Katz of the New York Daily News also writes up the Princeton speech and leads with Sen. Clinton's call for UN sanctions against Iran. <http://www.nydailynews.com/news/wn_report/story/383990p-325957c.html>