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March 6th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
“I have a policy to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon,”
Obama told a highly charged meeting of Washington’s top pro-Israel lobby.
“I will not hesitate to use force when it is necessary to defend the
United States and its interests,” Obama told the American Israel Public
Affairs Committee (AIPAC).
In a speech with huge diplomatic and domestic political implications, Obama
effectively moved his rhetorical position closer to the Israelis without
publicly altering his administration’s core philosophy on the nuclear
showdown.
“No Israeli government can tolerate a nuclear weapon in the hands of a
regime that denies the Holocaust, threatens to wipe Israel off the map, and
sponsors terrorist groups committed to Israel’s destruction,” Obama
said.
The president also acknowledged “Israel’s sovereign right to make its own
decisions about what is required to meet its security needs.”
In a carefully worded response, Netanyahu chose to highlight Obama’s comments
on Israel’s right to self-defence.
“I appreciated the fact that he said that Israel must be able to defend
itself, by itself, against any threat,” Netanyahu said in Canada.
“I very much appreciated the fact that President Obama reiterated his
position that Iran must not be allowed to develop nuclear weapons and that
all options are on the table,” Netanyahu added.
Many analysts argue that Washington fears that an early, pre-emptive strike
from Israel could trigger a fierce reaction from Iran, unleash further
turmoil in the Middle East and drag Washington into a new Middle East war.
There are also fears that such a strike may not end Iran’s capacity to pursue
the nuclear arsenal it denies seeking, and could at best set back the
program just a few years.
Washington also warns that tensions over Iran benefit the Islamic Republic by
hiking the price of oil, and rock the global petroleum market in a way that
could crimp the slow yet building economic recovery.
Obama warned in an interview with the Atlantic magazine last week that a
premature strike could inadvertently help the Iranian regime.
“At a time when there is not a lot of sympathy for Iran and its only real
ally (Syria) is on the ropes, do we want a distraction in which suddenly
Iran can portray itself as a victim?” Obama said.
Senior administration officials confide that they believe that Iran is being
tested by the most severe economic sanctions it has yet faced and want to
keep the option of diplomacy open to offer Iran a way out of war.
“Because of our efforts, Iran is under greater pressure than ever before,”
Obama told thousands of AIPAC delegates.
“Iran is isolated, its leadership divided and under pressure,” he
said.
“Already, there is too much loose talk of war,” he said, adding that
such talk only helps Iran and its nuclear program by “driving up”
oil prices.
“For the sake of Israel’s security, America’s security, and the peace and
security of the world, now is not the time for bluster,” he said.
The stand-off has pushed the Israeli-Palestinian conflict into the background,
although US efforts to revive stalled peace talks are sure to be discussed
in the Oval Office.
Source: AFP
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