Obama says Iran's energy concerns legitimate,Has Right to Nuclear Power

washingtonpost.com Via Drudge ^ | Tuesday, June 2, 2009 9:24 AM | NANCY ZUCKERBROD

[Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!]

LONDON -- President Barack Obama suggested that Iran may have some right to nuclear energy _ provided it proves by the end of the year that its aspirations are peaceful.

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"What I do believe is that Iran has legitimate energy concerns, legitimate aspirations," Obama said, adding that the international community also "has a very real interest" in preventing a nuclear arms race.

[gathersnomoss]

delete....

[tc45a]

Iran has oil up the bazoo; they have NO need for nuclear,

Oil is not efficient for home heating or making electricity from. Best is coal, water or nuclear.

[karnage]

Is this Scrappleface?

[karnage]

Funny. And true.

[karnage]

I hope you are right.

[Scythian]

The U.S. refused to be lead by God, so instead, it will be lead by man ...

[JohnBrowdie]

this would be comical if it wasn't so tragic. american's don't even have a right to the oil just off their own coast, much less the same right to nuclear energy that the iranians do.

[spyone]

He’s also won the election for DinnerJacket, giving him this huge boost 10 days before the election.

[karnage]

A very bad policy...

[karnage]

As the Joker would say, “It’s all part of the plaaaaan.”

[Jack Hammer]

Perhaps it’s inefficient, but if your country is floating on an ocean of the stuff you can afford a little inefficiency.