I completely disagree with Hillary Clinton

From the New York Times:

In a speech at Princeton University, Mrs. Clinton, a New York Democrat, joined the Bush administration's call for sanctions against Iran, and also said that the threat of military action against nuclear sites should not be ruled out.

But she was critical of the administration for letting European nations take the lead in negotiations over the last several years.

"I believe that we lost critical time in dealing with Iran because the White House chose to downplay the threats and to outsource the negotiations," Ms. Clinton said, according to a transcript of the speech published by The Daily Princetonian. "I don't believe you face threats like Iran or North Korea by outsourcing it to others and standing on the sidelines."

Clinton is way off base on this one. Letting the European powers take the lead on Iranian negotiations was a smart move on a number of levels. First, Iran has a long standing antipathy toward America. Placing the EU3 in the lead was a smart move JUST for this reason. More, if one approaches Iran with a level of mistrust, as the Bush administration does, then it is beneficial to have those more prone to trust the adversary deal with their b.s. Lastly, our military situation is not favorable for any unilateral military action. The Neo-Con ilk in the blogosphere that state a limited air strike as an option act moronic. That strike would result in a counter attack on U.S. forces in Iraq and perhaps elsewhere. The U.S. must work with the EU3, and those two groups have been remarkably cooperative.

This is the most serious of threats. Hillary needs to zip it.