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Gingrich sees 'a real danger' of Iranian nuclear attack on American cities
Newt Gingrich warned of a possible Iranian nuclear strike hitting American cities in a grim moment during a campaign stop in Cleveland Wednesday.
"You think about the dangers, to Cleveland, or to Columbus, or to Cincinnati, or to New York," Gingrich said, according to The Associated Press. "Remember what it felt like on 9/11 when 3,100 Americans were killed. Now imagine an attack where you add two zeros. And it's 300,000 dead. Maybe a half million wounded. This is a real danger. This is not science fiction. That's why I think it's important that we have the strongest possible national security."
Iran's ambassador to Russia warned Wednesday that a U.S. attack on the nation would be "suicide" as tensions escalate in the Persian Gulf over that nation's nuclear aspirations.
Gingrich's comments essentially echo those of Rick Santorum, who has used the issue of Iran to criticize his Republican opponents.
“Once they have a nuclear weapon, let me assure you, you will not be safe, even here in Missouris,” Santorum said at a campaign stop last Friday in Missouri. “These are folks who have been and are at war with us since 1979. This is a country that has killed more troops in Afghanistan and Iraq than the Iraqis and Afghans.”
Gingrich made no mention of Santorum — riding high after a sweep of the Missouri, Minnesota and Colorado contests Tuesday night — or chief rival Mitt Romney during his brief remarks in Cleveland.
The stop was Gingrich's only planned campaign appearance over the next two days, a relative lull in the hectic campaign season. Gingrich's campaign did announce Wednesday that they would head to Georgia — the state Gingrich represented in the House — to campaign next week. Romney was already campaigning in Georgia Wednesday; the state represents the largest number of delegates available in the crucial Super Tuesday slate of primaries.
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