Posted on 03/04/2012 6:11:30 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY
US President Barack Obama criticised "loose talk of war" as he pleaded for patience in ending the nuclear stand-off with Iran, arguing that sustained international pressure would force Tehran to the negotiating table.
On the eve of White House talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Mr Obama sought to reassure a powerful pro-Israel lobby by vowing to use force if necessary.
Speaking to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee in Washington alongside Israeli President Shimon Peres, he said sanctions were working and cautioned against the saber-rattling of recent months.
"Because of our efforts, Iran is under greater pressure than ever before," he told thousands of delegates at the AIPAC annual policy forum.
"Iran is isolated, its leadership divided and under pressure," he said.
The pro-democracy uprisings in Arab countries have exposed the Iranian regime's "hypocrisy" and left its ally Syria "crumbling," the president added.
"I firmly believe that an opportunity remains for diplomacy - backed by pressure - to succeed," Mr Obama said.
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Hussein can NOT be trusted.
And his advice is less than worthless.
Bomb them back to the Stone Age, Israel; you're the ONLY country on the planet now who does not cower before those who vow to "kill the infidels"....
The USA will soon have a faggot/dyke Military only, and we will fight with rose petals and rainbow flags, soon.
He wants Israel to delay til after the elections. That way he can bury the knife deeper. He has no intention of helping Israel.
Diplomacy only works with polite society, not murderous savages. Israel will do what she has to do without Howdy Doodys help.
Teddy Roosevelt type diplomacy works for me. (Speak softly/carry big stick)
The contrasts are striking..the man on the left is a Stud..the boy on the right is a Dud..o is not qualified to shine those boots..
"That trick never works!"
GREAT FRIGGING IDEA!!!
After all, look how well it’s worked for us!!!
Hey Bamster, have you got your pink toy plane yet?
Geeez.... on a Monday morning, yet! WAY too early in the week to get stinking drunk.
I have to ask how his diplomacy has worked to keep Iran from enriching the nuclear material?
BO would still be urging restraint on Israel when a nuclear armed Iranian missile was incoming towards Tel Aviv.
BO would still be urging restraint on Israel when a nuclear armed Iranian missile was incoming towards Tel Aviv.
The only pressure that would “get Iran to the negotiating table” would be the imminent threat of getting served under hot glass. Being beat back is the only civilizing thing that rabid Slammies understand.
“To jaw-jaw is always better than to war-war. “
Source: WINSTON CHURCHILL, remarks at a White House luncheon, June 26, 1954.
Well, this may have been a way to negotiate in 1954 when world problems were the USSR, the Iron Curtain, the coups in Guatemala and Iran , but when facing radical Islam, it only is perceived as weakness by the Islamics.
Obama’s leftist, anti-colonialism training is poor preparation for confronting Iran and its Bomb. Sometimes the Neo-Cons of the right are correct, unleash Hell.
Release the hounds!
Mark
Well, you have to admit, diplomacy has worked really well with North Korea, and the Obama regime just signed another "agreement" with the NORKs... We ship them tons and tons of food, and they end their uranium enrichment programs. Of course, the NORKs have been using plutonium warheads for some time now... This may be the first agreement the NORKs have ever honored.
Mark
Fortunately, if we here on FR know this about BO, then Bibi does too. He knows he can’t trust the current President of the US.
Of course the 0 insists Israel give diplomacy a chance. Every time Israel has given diplomacy a chance it has Always benefited the bloody wild men that worship black rocks that supposedly fell from the sky —and a pagan moon god Allah. and Jews have died. Whenevever Israel gave back land for “peace” there has NOT been “peace” only more bloodshed. The shedding of innocent blood and destruction and LIES told are the very core of Islam.and the 0 is a bloody freakin Muslim. IF Israel cedes to the 0 he would do them as he has done Christians in America and he will demand Israel submit to the very people who deny their right to life-their enemy Islam.
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