Friday, March 2, 2012

President Obama: I Do Not Bluff

President Barack Obama meets with senior advisors in the Oval Office, Feb. 2, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Obama To Iran And Israel: 'As President Of The United States, I Don't Bluff' -- The Atlantic

Dismissing a strategy of "containment" as unworkable, the president tells me it's "unacceptable" for the Islamic Republic of Iran to have a nuclear weapon.

At the White House on Monday, President Obama will seek to persuade the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to postpone whatever plans he may have to bomb Iran's nuclear facilities in the coming months. Obama will argue that under his leadership, the United States "has Israel's back," and that he will order the U.S. military to destroy Iran's nuclear program if economic sanctions fail to compel Tehran to shelve its nuclear ambitions.

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More News On President Obama's Comments On Iran

Obama: 'As President of the United States, I Don't Bluff' -- The Atlantic
In interview, Obama says he's not bluffing on Iran -- AP
Obama on Iran: 'I don't bluff' -- L.A. Times
Obama Says Military Option on Iran Not a ‘Bluff’ -- New York Times
Obama says he's not bluffing on Iran nukes -- CNN
Obama: Israel knows that U.S. isn't bluffing on action against Iran -- Haaretz
Obama: I'm not bluffing on Iran -- YNet News
Obama wants to solve Iranian nuke problem 'permanently' -- Jerusalem Post
Netanyahu and Obama play high-stakes poker over Iran -- Haaretz
Obama Talks Tough on Iran Ahead of Netanyahu Visit -- IBTimes
Talk of Israel strike on Iran soars but is it bluff? -- Reuters

My Comment: OK .... he does not bluff .... and yes I do believe the President. But the question that needs to be asked is .... why is Israel and Iran not taking this President seriously .... and why must he go out of his way to state the obvious.

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