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And we will make every american knows hes an anti-semite. it stems there comments he made in 2008 in an interview about the you a power of aipac. hagel said he was a strong supporter of israel but said the jewish lobby intimidates a lot people up here. im a united states senator not an israeli senator. many people have defended his potential nomination. his views on foreign policy are far from being outside the mainstream. what is really motivating his critics. jack reid is a democratic senator ...

Or something close to it or prepared to launch a military strike. >> do the iranians believe were going to launch a military strike against them? >> given what the president said at aipac and subsequent debails, i think the iranians would be unwise to dismiss the possibility. >> so saddam hussein was unwise twice. he misjudged the united states twice. >> the answer is i dont think so, but also we dont know iranian decision-making is about as opaque as it gets. what exactly the ayatollah knows gi...

>> that is whats so concerning about this. its not somebody on cable tv or talk radio. this is a guy that wants to be a united states senator and you listen to this guy say what he said, mika, and wonder what planet is he from? >> its also so self-destructive. they had this thing. >> they were close to having this thing. >> i think he should talk to ap apec. a lot of times when republicans get in trouble we go to israel -- >> want to go to the sea of galilee. >> look strong on national defense, ...

David frum to you, rick, for your reaction. this is from david in the you the new york magazine november 20th saying my party, the republican partys economic ideas sims seem to have shrunk to just one, more tax cuts for the highest earns. when i entered republican politics in the late 70s and early 80s, the movement got most of the big questions, crime,ern, inflation right. this time the party is getting the big questions disastrously wrong. >> we are in a hyper partisan time where the balance o...

About. these people are fighting for their freedom. theyre being slaughtered in an unfair fight, being sly supplied by the russians and the iranians, want only weapons, but iranian on the ground. it is not a fair fight. the united states of america does have the capability with our allies in exercising a lot of ogzs and air power is one of them. for us not to do so, in my humble opinion, is disgraceful and shameful. >> chris: lets turn to iran. the president seemed to send two messages about wha...

With the iaea, limited in what they can see. at the same time, it seems like prime minister netanyahu is suggesting he wants to give time for sanctions to work. and, the president, president obama, has said he still believes that diplomacy is an option. >> well, i think both president obama and prime minister netanyahu, we all hope sanctions will work but, the problem is time. we dont have time for sanctions to work forever. time is very limit. the clock is ticking, the iranians are racing towar...

>> and then republican presidential candidate mitt romney weighed in as well. >> my view is we have to communicate that we stand with israel. there is not an inch of distance between the two of us if we dont insist they make unilateral concessions those have not worked in the past. things are going to have to settle down and stand by our friend. >> to the casual listener it might sound like everybody ag e agrees. embedded is high-stakes campaign to influence military policy decisions that impact...

Whats your response to all that? >> i think its -- i think its dangerous. i listened to what candidate romney said closely and his position didnt differ all that much from president obamas, just more starkly put. but when you look at rick santorum and newt gingrich, you get scared, you get frightened. these guys shall as the president so eloquently said you dont have any responsibility and can just mouth off as they will. i think they probably believe what they are saying and so they are very da...

Think that president obama made a good speech at aipac, he said all this talk of war tends to benefit iran, because it spikes up the price of oil and i think when prime minister netanyahu makes the consistent statements about military action, he in a way under mines diplomacy, because sanctions against iran are tough. and the blow is softened when the prices spike. >> thank you so much. >> thank you. >> jane harmon coming up next. and a leader that is determined to end human trafficking in mexic...

Swelling of the lips, tongue or throat, or difficulty breathing or swallowing, stop taking cialis and get medical help right away. ask your doctor about cialis for daily use and a 30-tablet free trial. if barack obama gets re-elected, iran will have a nuclear weapon and the world will change if thats the case. >> that was mitt romney responding to a question from an 11-year-old boy showing republican presidential candidates who will stop at nothing when it comes to fear mongering about iran. t...