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VIDEO: DEBATE REALITY CHECK: MCCAIN AND IRAN

McCain: “Bomb Iran.” “Mr. McCain – who has taken a hard-line stance on Iran, and who joked early in the campaign by suggesting renaming the Beach Boys song ‘Barbara Ann’ as ‘Bomb Iran’ – referred in his speech here to creating ‘real-world pressures’ on Iran. He called for the United Nations to impose tougher political and economic sanctions, and saying that if it fails to do so that the United States should lead ‘like-minded countries’ in imposing their own sanctions, including some sanctions that he said would ‘impose a heavy cost on the regime’s leaders, including the denial of visas and freezing of assets.’ And he spoke of spearheading a worldwide divestment campaign, modeled on the one that helped pressure South Africa to end apartheid.” [New York Times, 6/2/08 ]

VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-zoPgv_nYg