Amanpour: White House ‘confused’ on Iran

CNN.com ^ | 09/23/09 | Staff

[OldDeckHand]

NEW YORK (CNN) – President Obama spoke Wednesday at the U.N. General Assembly as he tackles a range of thorny international issues with his counterparts.

Obama said Iran and North Korea “must be held accountable” if they continue to ignore international nuclear weapons treaties.

Iran recently reiterated its unwillingness to give up its nuclear program, which the United States and other Western nations fear is being used to develop nuclear weapons. Iran insists its program is strictly for civilian power.

U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Susan Rice said she didn’t expect a direct meeting between Obama and Iran’s president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, at the U.N. session.

CNN Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour says the White House is confused about how to deal with Iran. She joined Kiran Chetry and John Roberts on CNN’s “American Morning” Wednesday. Below is an edited transcript of the interview.

[OldDeckHand]

It's nice to see that Amanpour hasn't lost her sense of "understatement".

When Barack Obama has lost Christiane Amanpour, you konw he's in dire straights.

[KarlInOhio]

The qualifier “on Iran” is unnecessary.

[GonzoGOP]

White House is confused about how to deal with Iran

Exactly Obama doesn't know if he should bend over and grab his ankles or put on his knee pads.

[r9etb]

One of the (few) good things about the modern media is that they allow us to watch the effects of hubris play out in near-real time.

[The Comedian]

President Obama spoke Wednesday at the U.N. General Assembly as he tackles a range of thorny international issues

I must have missed the tackle. Ref, replay the tape please...

Nope, no tackle, just an out of bounds stumble.

Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

[Cvengr]

So how is he going to hold them accountable? By proposing the US is going to unilaterally give up more strategic weaponry?

[lonevoice]

Correspondent Christiane Amanpour says the White House is confused about how to deal with Iran.

Obozo could start by joining Canada, Israel and Germany in walking out on ImaNutJob's speech at the U.N. today.< /sarc>

The fact is, he's not one bit confused. He knows exactly what he's doing. It's quite deliberate, and it's ugly and evil.

[shankbear]

CONFUSED!!!!! No, this president just does not have a friggin clue what he is doing. He is a kindergarten kid in a grown up world.

[airborne]

Yeah right!

And Obama was never in church when Wright was spewing his racist hate whitey messages!

BS!!!

[Tamar1973]

I’d say Obama is confused about lots of things.

[stripes1776]

The fact is, he's not one bit confused. He knows exactly what he's doing. It's quite deliberate, and it's ugly and evil.

Exactly.

[null and void]

Christy-I’m-a-war-whore thinks he’s confused because he isn’t surrendering fast enough.

[Recovering_Democrat]

Wow, Amanpour is daring to speak a fraction of truth about Hussein?

Bad news for Mr. ich bin ein Idiot.

[colorado tanker]

I guess what she's saying is this effing idiot and the effing idiots around him actually believed Iran would negotiate it's nuclear program away if all they did was say "I am not Bush" and "I'm willing to have direct talks."

This bunch is even dumber and more naive than I thought.

[Starboard]

His naivete is exceeded only by his arrogance.

[Da Coyote]

A CNN reporter is using the word “confused”.

And it’s that bimbo to boot?

Gimme a break.

[Political Junkie Too]

Do you mean he "guessed wrong?"

-PJ

[Prole]

After his speech at the UN today, complete with his palestinian rhetoric, I cannot figure out who in their right mind would support this racist, communist, muslim trash.

Good grief, what a pathetic and dangerous loser Odinga is.

[PhiKapMom]

You nailed it — he is not confused — he is nothing more then an arrogant puppet with others pulling the strings.

[SunkenCiv]

Obama said Iran and North Korea "must be held accountable" if they continue to ignore international nuclear weapons treaties.

"Her emotional delivery from Sarajevo during the Siege of Sarajevo led some viewers and critics to question her professional objectivity, claiming that many of her reports were unjustified and favoured the Bosnian Muslims, to which she replied, 'There are some situations one simply cannot be neutral about, because when you are neutral you are an accomplice. Objectivity doesn't mean treating all sides equally. It means giving each side a hearing.'" -- Wikipedia

"She's just sore because I wouldn't hire her for some post in my administration. I told her to evade taxes and divorce that Jew, but she wouldn't listen."

[SJackson]

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[Popman]

I guess Obama is figuring out dealing with rogue and other hostile nations is a bit tougher than "community organizing"

I honestly think he believes dealing with these enemies of our country is just a bigger and more complex form of "community organizing" and that model will work because it works in the inner city and DC

He is after all a complex man and has a deep understanding of "community organizing" so he naturally would be the right man for the job, so he arrogantly thinks so.

Obama better put on his big boy under roos real soon before he gets lots of Americans killed

[BARLF]

I agree. He works for the other guy.The one behind the teleprompter.

[Ann Archy]

Drugs will do that to you.

[mvpel]

Obama said Iran and North Korea “must be held accountable” if they continue to ignore international nuclear weapons treaties.

How do you hold a sovereign nation "accountable" except through the threat or application of military force? Apparently Obama and his ilk think that there's some other way.

[nufsed]

Economic sanctions can work if every big player would do it. Unfortunately, Russia and China won’t puinish Iran. Also, we know the religious fanatic leading Iran doesn’t worry about mutually assured destruction. I don’t see any option other than military.

[TBall]

Between Russia and Iran he’s going to have to give and take at the same time.

[OldDeckHand]

"Apparently Obama and his ilk think that there's some other way. "

He's hoping that Oprah might do a special, or the Dixie Chicks might right a mean, but catchy tune.

[RobbyS]

Unfortunately this guy will consider every option except military,

[gonzo]

"...Between Russia and Iran he’s going to have to give and take at the same time..."

Somehow, that sounds painful.

I am gonzo ......... FRegards