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Palin makes US TV interview debut | Palin makes US TV interview debut |
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The US Republican vice-presidential candidate, Sarah Palin, has rejected criticism that she is not experienced enough, in her first US TV interview. | |
In the interview, conducted exclusively by ABC News, Mrs Palin insisted she was "ready" to serve as vice-president. | |
On foreign affairs, the Alaska governor said she backed Nato membership for Ukraine and Georgia. | |
Mrs Palin was also quizzed on previous comments about describing the war in Iraq as being a "task from God". | |
She said she was quoting the words of Abraham Lincoln: "Let us pray that we are on God's side'. | |
Asked whether her support for Georgian membership of Nato meant that the US would have to go to war if Russia again invaded Georgia, Palin said that was a possibility. | Asked whether her support for Georgian membership of Nato meant that the US would have to go to war if Russia again invaded Georgia, Palin said that was a possibility. |
"Perhaps so. I mean, that is the agreement when you are a Nato ally, if another country is attacked, you're going to be expected to be called upon and help." | "Perhaps so. I mean, that is the agreement when you are a Nato ally, if another country is attacked, you're going to be expected to be called upon and help." |
But she insisted that the US and Russia "cannot repeat the Cold War". | But she insisted that the US and Russia "cannot repeat the Cold War". |