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Obama: "too much loose talk of war"
2012-03-04
President Barack Obama says the United States will not hesitate to attack Iran with military force to prevent it from acquiring a nuclear weapon, but he cautioned that "too much loose talk of war" recently has only helped Tehran and driven up the price of oil.

Speaking to a powerful pro-Israel lobbying group, Obama appealed to Israel for more time to let sanctions further isolate Iran. He sought to halt a drumbeat to war with Iran and hold off a unilateral Israeli strike against Iran's nuclear facilities.

"For the sake of Israel's security, America's security and the peace and security of the world, now is not the time for bluster," Obama told thousands at the annual American-Israel Public Affairs Committee's policy conference on Sunday. "Now is the time to let our increased pressure sink in, and to sustain the broad international coalition that we have built."
Posted by:tipper

#6   "Don't give it away, it's my October surprise, and I need it to get reelected!"

Beat me to it.
Posted by: charger   2012-03-04 22:21  

#5  TOPIX > OBAMA: NO HESITATION TO ATTACK IRAN TO KEEP FROM GETTING NUCLEAR WEAPON.

versus

* FREEREPUBLIC, WAFF > BREAKING: ISRAEL SHELVES IRAN MILITARY OPTION, in deference to Diplomacy.

Israeli Ambassador to the UN Ron Prosur.

FYI WAFF POSTER = asks "so how long before Obama is assassinated"?

* ISRAELI EXPERT: IRAN UNLIKELY TO USE NUCLEAR WEAPON UNLESS IT IS ATTACKED. "Iran issue" greater than just the ME.

versus

* TOPIX > [VF Interview wid former US SecState Colin Powell's CoS Lawrence Wilerson] VANITY FAIR: ISRAEL COULDN'T TAKE OUT IRAN'S NUCPROG EVEN IFF IT WANTED TO.

ARTIC > WILKERSON = ...
> Mission = Strike, Mil Asset requirements too great or prohibitive for IDAF/ISAF. Israel more likely to fail than succeed even iff key Iran NucFacs are destroyed.
> IRAN LOOKING FOR "JAPAN-STYLE/TYPE",
"LATENT" CAPABILITY, i.e. possessing the SKILLS + NUCTECHS, ETC. TO QUICKLY PRODUCE NUCWEAPS IN TIMES OF CRISIS OR CONTINGENCY WIDOUT ACTUALLY DOING SO IN THE PRESENT.
> MAY TAKE THE US UP TO 50 YEARS OR SO TO RECOVER FROM A [Vietnam-, SuperVietnam-style]PROTRACTIVE/INTERMINABLE US-IRAN WAR.

* DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > TURKEY UNEASY OVER [domestic = Turkey-based] IRANIAN FIRMS, FEARS [Sanctions] CLASH WID ALLIES [US-NATO/EU], ACTIVISTS SAY.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2012-03-04 21:26  

#4  ain't happening. Would be the death of the Donk part for generations
Posted by: Frank G   2012-03-04 20:02  

#3  Sometimes to communicate with someone, you need to use the same language they use so that there is no misunderstanding.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2012-03-04 19:12  

#2  Yes, with this man anything is possible. Postpone elections even.
Posted by: Dale   2012-03-04 17:40  

#1  "Don't give it away, it's my October surprise, and I need it to get reelected!"
Posted by: Anonymoose   2012-03-04 17:31  

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