Edwards: Israel is the World's Greatest Threat

Okay, so I parsed what presidential candidiate John Edwards really said. As reported by the National Review Online, Edwards commented that "Perhaps the greatest short-term threat to world peace was the possibility that Israel would bomb Iran's nuclear facilities."

As Jim Geraghty commented, "Really? Israel is the biggest threat? Not Ahmedinijad? Not al-Qaeda? Not a coup attempt in Pakistan? Not a complete breakdown in Iraq drawing in the Saudis, Turks, and Iranians?"

I enjoy Edwards' populist platform, and I think he's honestly a good guy. A few years back, when he was a first year senator, I saw him speak to an intimate crowd at the AIPAC convention in Washington DC, and he praised Israel for its open democracy and lamented that the Palestinians were no parter for peace.

But, unfortunately, now we have to monitor him. Did he meet lately with Jimmy Carter? Is he trying to court the ANSWER wing? C'mon, John, did you really mean that?