Politics | Rick Santorum 2012 Santorum: I'm Ready to Bomb Iran Republican presidential candidate wants inspectors in Tehran By Neal Colgrass Posted Jan 1, 2012 2:09 PM CST Copied Republican presidential candidate former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum speaks at a town hall meeting at Redman's Pizza in Osceola, Iowa, Monday, Dec. 19, 2011. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) See 1 more photo Surging in the Iowa polls, Rick Santorum said today he would bomb Iran's nuclear plants if international inspectors aren't allowed inside, the Wall Street Journal reports. "You can't go out and say, 'This is what I'm for,' and then do nothing," Santorum said on Meet the Press. "You become a paper tiger." The outspoken social conservative made his remarks as Iran announced its first nuclear fuel rod and tested missiles near the Strait of Hormuz. Tensions are also rising over new sanctions on Iran's central bank signed by President Obama. Read These Next Plane windshield partially shatters mid-flight. There's a suspect. 'Butt-breathing' could be the future for struggling patients. A well-known nutrition influencer died after a home birth. More details coming to light after death of Limp Bizkit bassist. See 1 more photo Report an error