President Obama told AIPAC that there had been a lot of “loose talk” about war with Iran, but that diplomacy was still the best course of action for both the U.S. and Israel. According to CBS News:
“Now is not the time for bluster,” Obama said. “Now is the time to let our increased pressure sink in.”
But he also told “The Atlantic”:
“I think that the Israeli government recognizes that, as president of the United States, I don’t bluff. I also don’t, as a matter of sound policy, go around advertising exactly what our intentions are. But I think both the Iranian and the Israeli governments recognize that when the United States says it is unacceptable for Iran to have a nuclear weapon, we mean what we say.”
Do you think Obama’s strategy to play both sides on Iran is right? Will it work to avoid a war?
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