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U.S. to Impose 'Significant Regime of Sanctions' Against Iran, Obama Says
Fox News ^ | Feb.9, 2010

Posted on 02/09/2010 12:42:48 PM PST by COUNTrecount

President Obama said Tuesday that he's "bent over backwards" to engage Iran in "constructive" dialogue and said the U.S. will move to sanction the country, which has begun enriching uranium to levels capable of making an atomic bomb.

Obama told reporters during a rare press conference Tuesday that the U.S. is developing a "significant regime of sanctions" in response to the Islamic Republic's move to enrich uranium to 20 percent purity level in defiance of world powers.

"That indicates to us that despite their posturing that their nuclear power is only for, for civilian use that they in fact continue to pursue a course that would lead to weaponization," Obama said. "That is not acceptable to the international community.

Obama said the process toward adding new sanctions is moving along quickly, but he gave no specific timeline.

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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 0bamasfault; axisofevil; bho44; bhoiran; bhoislamism; china; democrats; iran; obama; obamasfault; ohnoohno; sanctions; scary; scarysanctions; skeery; waronterror
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To: COUNTrecount
U.S. to Impose 'Significant Regime of Sanctions' Against Iran, Obama Says

What? He's only going to bow to "I'm-a-dinner-jacket" half-way?

21 posted on 02/09/2010 12:58:44 PM PST by LaybackLenny (Palin-Bachmann Overdrive 2012 - takin' care o' business!)
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To: maquiladora

ping


22 posted on 02/09/2010 12:58:53 PM PST by jhpigott
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To: COUNTrecount

XXXXX Breaking News XXXXXX

developing.... Obama threatens to send strongly worded email to Iran and use ALL CAPS if necessary... details to follow.


23 posted on 02/09/2010 12:59:18 PM PST by earlJam
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To: earlJam

bwahahahahaha!


25 posted on 02/09/2010 1:01:42 PM PST by Drill Thrawl (Another day, another injury, another step closer. Are you prepared?)
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To: COUNTrecount

The mullahs are laughing their a$$es off.


26 posted on 02/09/2010 1:01:58 PM PST by beethovenfan (If Islam is the solution, the "problem" must be freedom.)
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To: earlJam
Why send a threatening email when he can send Hillary!???


27 posted on 02/09/2010 1:03:26 PM PST by COUNTrecount (Barry...above his poi grade.)
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To: beethovenfan

On February 11 they have “something” in store for us.


28 posted on 02/09/2010 1:04:44 PM PST by COUNTrecount (Barry...above his poi grade.)
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To: COUNTrecount
Obama will demand....

....a shrubbery!

29 posted on 02/09/2010 1:07:17 PM PST by Joe 6-pack (Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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To: COUNTrecount; Jet Jaguar; NorwegianViking; ExTexasRedhead; HollyB; FromLori; ...

The list, ping


30 posted on 02/09/2010 1:08:33 PM PST by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: COUNTrecount

“Obama said the process toward adding new sanctions is moving along quickly, but he gave no specific timeline.”

Oh dear God.


31 posted on 02/09/2010 1:10:02 PM PST by SaxxonWoods (Gone Galt and loving it)
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To: COUNTrecount

Will the sanctions kick in before or after Iran demonstrates it’s nuclear trigger on Thursday?


32 posted on 02/09/2010 1:15:16 PM PST by MIchaelTArchangel (Is anyone in the 0bama administration competent at anything?!!?)
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To: Jim Robinson
"significant regime of sanctions"

How does that relate to the dreaded "double secrete probation"?

33 posted on 02/09/2010 1:17:10 PM PST by BaylorDad (Hutchison or Perry?Hutchison or Perry?Hutchison or Perry? I think I will go with Perry)
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To: COUNTrecount

34 posted on 02/09/2010 1:21:58 PM PST by Lucky9teen (A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is just putting on its shoes.)
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To: COUNTrecount

Ho-hum, again! What obamma going to do, refuse to export any more milk and cookies to them?


35 posted on 02/09/2010 1:23:06 PM PST by rawhide
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To: COUNTrecount
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36 posted on 02/09/2010 1:23:16 PM PST by mkjessup (The Shah don't look so bad now eh? But nooo Jimmah said the Ayatollah was a 'godly man', that doofus)
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To: Jim Robinson

So did I hear the MSM report today that Obama’s promised dialog with Iran has completely failed????

Why no.


37 posted on 02/09/2010 1:24:04 PM PST by rod1
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To: Proud2BeRight

This is a little off topic, but how long do thing it will be before 0 changes something about the arms sale to Taiwan considering the Chinese response?


38 posted on 02/09/2010 1:28:00 PM PST by camerongood210
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To: a fool in paradise

39 posted on 02/09/2010 1:28:24 PM PST by Lucky9teen (A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is just putting on its shoes.)
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To: COUNTrecount
...the U.S. is developing a "significant regime of sanctions" in response to the Islamic Republic's move to enrich uranium to 20 percent purity level in defiance of world powers.

Ouch that's gonna' hurt! /MS

What ever happened to kissing butt and bowing to earn favor?

Found to not work? LOL!

40 posted on 02/09/2010 1:30:38 PM PST by EGPWS (Trust in God, question everyone else)
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