President Obama Accuses GOP Rivals Of "Beating The Drums of War"

President Obama Accuses GOP Rivals Of 'Beating The Drums Of War' During Super Tuesday News Conference -- ABC News

President Obama today rebuffed criticism that he has been weak on Iran, accusing his Republican rivals of "beating the drums of war" amid rising concerns about the prospect of Iran developing a nuclear weapon.

"What's said on the campaign trail, you know, those folks don't have a lot of responsibilities," the president said. "They're not commander in chief."

Speaking at his first White House news conference of the year, the president argued there is still a "window of opportunity" for diplomatic and economic pressures to work to prevent the Iranian government from making a nuclear weapon.

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My Comment: President Obama is now in campaign mode .... and (from my perspective) he is very lucky because he has foolish opponents like this one who are now openly advocating for another war.