Barack Obama Watch: Iran Does or Does NOT Pose a Serious Threat?
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said on Wednesday a nuclear Iran would pose a “grave threat” and that the world must stop Tehran from obtaining an atomic weapon.
Obama told reporters during a visit to Israel that if elected, he would take “no options off the table” in dealing with the Iran issue and said tougher sanctions could be imposed.
“A nuclear Iran would pose a grave threat and the world must prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon,” Obama told reporters after visiting the Israeli town of Sderot, which lies close to the border with the Hamas-run Gaza Strip.
He said the international community should immediately offer “big sticks and big carrots” to persuade Iran to halt its nuclear program. The West suspects Iran wants to build atom bombs but the Islamic Republic says its aims are peaceful.
“Iranians need to understand that whether it’s the Bush administration or the Obama administration, this is a paramount concern to the United States,” he said in Sderot, which has been hit by cross-border rockets fired by Gaza-based militants.
Barack Obama is a foreign policy rookie. WTF do you think the United States and the European Union have been doing the past few years?
“Big sticks and big carrots” has NOT been successful. Economic and political sanctions have NOT worked.
Iran continues to enrich uranium and proceeds towards BREAKOUT CAPABILITY.
First, Senator Obama has to make up his mind whether Iran is a threat or not. Then, he has to formulate a realistic policy – one that does not mirror the “FAILED” Bush Administration one.
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nick
when barrack stated iran did not pose a serious threat, he was comparing iran to USSR and the cold war. but as usual the consevatives [esp foxnews] take him out of context hoping to sway public opinion that he is soft and unsure of himself. the real threat isn’t iran but this ‘might is right’ attitude and looking for any excuse to attack a supposedly hostile country. i bet israel is behind this rhetoric as it was with iraq and WMD. we all know israel basically controlls USA foregn policy in the middle east.
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Watch the video. It is in there.
Flip flop Barack Obama…….
Glitters
How can people stop Iran from obtaining the neclear weapon, if, i said if, Iran has the technology about it? Think about it.