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 In this murder, arresting the boyfriend was a big mistake. Bizarre video shows thieves pulling an ATM out of store with SUV. Sammy Davis Jr.'s ex, Swedish actor May Britt, is dead at 91. Veteran TV actor Pat Finn is dead at 60. See 1 more photo Report an error