As a Senate candidate in 2004, Mr. Obama said he would support military action against Iran if diplomacy fails to rein in the mullahs' nuclear program.
"In light of the fact that we're now in Iraq, with all the problems in terms of perceptions about America that have been created, us launching some missile strikes into Iran is not the optimal position for us to be in," he told the Chicago Tribune. "On the other hand, having a radical Muslim theocracy in possession of nuclear weapons is worse. So I guess my instinct would be to err on not having those weapons in the possession of the ruling clerics of Iran. ... I hope it doesn't get to that point."
Mr. Obama also told the Tribune he would back American military action to secure Pakistan's nuclear arsenal if President Musharraf is overthrown by radicals.
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Update: Sen. Barack Hussein Obama (D-IL)
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