President Obama makes the whole case for the agreement with Iran...

Posted by WDonway 10 years ago to Politics
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It seems that President Obama, wanting to get out his case for the proposed agreement with Iran, invited New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman, an extraordinarily well-known writer, including on the Middle East, to come to the White House for a full-scale interview with Mr. Obama. It seems to me that Friedman asked the pertinent questions not only the on narrower, core issue, but on its context within the President's view of foreign policy, Israel's security, Iran and its politics, and the longer term significance of an agreement.

The interview was long, given Obama a chance to explain himself, for better or worse, in depth his case for the agreement with Iran. You can watch the whole interview on video, or, as I did, and much prefer, read Friedman's report on the interview, with many quotations.


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  • Posted by SaltyDog 10 years ago
    It all reads noble and high minded. Mr. Obama makes the case that if we're wrong America will suffer no harm. But, Mr. Obama, how many of our allies in Israel will die if we're wrong? The short answer? ALL OF THEM.

    It's one thing to whisper advice from a covered position; it's something else to test its merit at the point of attack.

    Once again, at best Mr. Obama is a neophyte trying to play in the big league. At worst? Well, fill in your own descriptors.
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