US election 2012: Republican hopefuls talk tough on Iran to woo Israel

Similarly, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney accused the Obama
administration of alienating Israeli leaders.

“I don’t believe that we should be issuing public warnings that create
distance between the United States and Israel,” said Mr Romney via
satellite feed from Ohio. “Israel does not need public lectures about
how to weigh decisions of war and peace.”

Former House of Representatives Speaker Newt Gingrich said that if he is
elected president, he would not engage in diplomacy while Iran continued “deepening
its commitment to nuclear weapons.”

“We would indicate clearly that their failure to stop their programme is
in fact crossing a red line,” said Gingrich via satellite feed. “The
red line is not the morning the bomb goes off. The red line is not the
morning the intelligence community tells us they have failed once again.”

President Obama pledged his staunch support for Israel in a speech to AIPAC on
Sunday, but said that international sanctions on Iran must be given more
time to work.

He said talk of a military strike on Iran by Israel was counterproductive
because it has been driving up global oil prices, boosting demand for Iran’s
oil, and helping to offset the impact of sanctions on its economy.

Footage from Reuters

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