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Obama wants U.N. sanctions on Iran in weeks
Reuters ^ | March 30, 2010 | Steve Holland and David Ljungren

Posted on 03/31/2010 3:50:27 AM PDT by myknowledge

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday he wanted tougher U.N. sanctions in weeks against Iran over its nuclear program, and the world's leading industrial nations expressed optimism that China will agree on possible next steps.

Obama and French President Nicolas Sarkozy presented a united front on Iran at a joint White House news conference, saying they felt it was time to move ahead with tougher sanctions that their governments have been negotiating with China, Russia, Germany and Britain.

"My hope is that we are going to get this done this spring," Obama said. "I'm interested in seeing that regime in place in weeks."

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: iran; irannukes; obama; sanctions

Imposing sanctions on Iran? Get real. Obama is just the loyal frontman for the globalist elite, maneuvering the Middle East step by step into WWIII.

1 posted on 03/31/2010 3:50:27 AM PDT by myknowledge
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To: myknowledge

I want TeaParty Sanctions on OBAMA in seconds.


2 posted on 03/31/2010 3:51:43 AM PDT by wmileo
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To: myknowledge

In weeks it will be too late.

Go Israel.


3 posted on 03/31/2010 3:57:28 AM PDT by exit82 (Democrats are the enemy of freedom. Sarah Palin is our Esther.)
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To: myknowledge

but it’s not about him


4 posted on 03/31/2010 3:57:37 AM PDT by Doogle (USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated)
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To: myknowledge

So more than a year into his term and he’s finally talking about adding sanctions sometime this ‘spring’?

Its a good thing millions of lives aren’t at stake.


5 posted on 03/31/2010 3:58:28 AM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: myknowledge

Is Israel ready to attack Iran? Is this why Obama will reportedly open up offshore USA waters for oil exploration?


6 posted on 03/31/2010 4:00:58 AM PDT by broken_arrow1 (I regret that I have but one life to give for my country - Nathan Hale "Patriot")
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To: myknowledge
Blah, blah, blah. He will talk and talk about Iran but ultimately do nothing.
7 posted on 03/31/2010 4:02:29 AM PDT by Rummyfan (Iraq: it's not about Iraq anymore, it's about the USA!)
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To: myknowledge

But he wants Jews to stop building homes in Jerusalem yesterday.


8 posted on 03/31/2010 4:05:09 AM PDT by beagleone
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To: myknowledge

Sanctions? Oh no, not sanctions. Please no, anything but sanctions.


9 posted on 03/31/2010 4:07:16 AM PDT by Raycpa
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To: Rummyfan
In her FaceBook post on Iran sanctions Sarah Palin links to this article in WSJ: U.S. Softens Sanction Plan Against Iran

She writes: Shockingly, as we learned last week, these “biting” sanctions will no longer include actions that could actually change Iran’s behavior, including limiting Iran’s access to international capital markets and banking services or closing air space and waters to Iran’s national air and shipping lines. So the issue is not when the so-called sanctions will come (President Obama promised them in “weeks” today) but whether they will even “nibble.”

10 posted on 03/31/2010 4:09:42 AM PDT by ScaniaBoy (Part of the Right Wing Research & Attack Machine)
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To: driftdiver

There has been some pressure on him to at least look as though he opposes Iran, since he has routinely blocked sanctions practically since he took office. So I think saying “this spring” is merely buying himself time to come up with another excuse.


11 posted on 03/31/2010 4:10:49 AM PDT by livius
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To: exit82

Israel, pop those sites!!! Uh_bummer is just a lying scumbag..like the palestinians and Iranians..


12 posted on 03/31/2010 4:29:31 AM PDT by aeonspromise
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To: broken_arrow1
All I know is the reactor is set to go online in July.

The redlines for Israel are:

1) Quanity of HEU from Natanz
2) Delivery of S-300 missile system

Not much sand left in the hourglass.

13 posted on 03/31/2010 4:32:57 AM PDT by edpc (Those Lefties just ain't right)
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To: myknowledge

Wow....can stern language be far behind?


14 posted on 03/31/2010 4:48:30 AM PDT by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
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To: myknowledge

Oh, no - NOT sanctions! It hurts, it hurts...

Iran is determined to commence World War III, a conflagration which is striding boldly our way down Main Street with a neon sign on its head, and no one in a position of authority is doing a thing about it.

Least of all the feckless, ignorant, and incompetent Moslem Obama, who is nothing but an empty suit with a teleprompter, given to expressing his admiration for all things Islamic and openly hostile to Israel, our ONLY reliable ally in the Middle East.

The irony is that when Iran launches its nukes against Israel, Obama will make sure he’s in front of the cameras wringing his hands and cringingly mouthing ex culpas such as, “Who could have foreseen it???”

And he will, of course, blame Israel for the entire mess.


15 posted on 03/31/2010 5:01:19 AM PDT by Jack Hammer
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To: myknowledge

Hey obummer... poop in one hand and “want” in the other... get back to me on which one fills up first.

LLS


16 posted on 03/31/2010 5:22:56 AM PDT by LibLieSlayer (Wolverine!)
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