Posted on 06/04/2008 9:53:19 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
In his first speech since securing the Democratic presidential nomination, Sen. Barack Obama on Wednesday vowed to be tough when it comes to dealing with Iran and promised a strong relationship with Israel, calling for an undivided Jerusalem to be its capital.
Speaking to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, Obama said his stand on dealing with Iran has been mischaracterized, and he pledged to do “everything in my power, everything,” to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons.
The Illinois senator has taken heat from presumptive Republican opponent Sen. John McCain for saying he is willing to meet with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, but Obama says diplomacy can be tough. Obama promised to “ratchet up the pressure” on Iran if it refused to cooperate and said continued occupation of Iraq is weakening the U.S. in its dealings with Iran.
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He said he would meet with Ahmadinejad without any preconditions.
That's an historical fact.
I do not believe him.
Another demoncrat flip flop........just spouting so as that he can get more support for things he does not support!!
[calling for an undivided Jerusalem to be its capital.]
Wowweee, that ought to be interesting.
I just LOVE stern language. That oughta do it. I am glad Iran is no longer an issue.
Flip-flops just like another canidate four years earlier.
I see. So, what’s Mr. Obama going to do, serve the Iranians tea in dirty tea cups? That sounds pretty tough to me.
Liar, liar, pants on fire.
Someone needs to define secured to Marketwatch.
It will be interesting to match up what he is saying now about Jerusalem with what he has said in the past. Too bad no one will make an issue of it.
RFK was assassinated by a muslim terrorist for the same exact reason...
The old cliche, "Talk is cheap," springs to mind. Especially during an election season.
And even more especially when the speaker has recently declared that it would be a peachy-keen idea for the US president to hold hands and sing "Kumbaya" with America's most rabid enemies--or something close to that, anyway.
Oh yeah, let’s withdraw from Iraq, that’ll strengthen our position with Iran!
Kind of sums up the old saying that words are cheap does it not.
LilyBean
Obama: Jerusalem must remain the undivided capital of Israel (Obama says anything to get elected)
New agreement lets US strike any country from inside Iraq (Postwar Iraq takes shape)
He’s only going to allow 20 hostages.
See link at #18.
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