Obama says Iran must halt key nuclear work for at least a decade

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

Exclusive: Obama says Iran must halt key nuclear work for at least a decade

BY JEFF MASON
WASHINGTON Mon Mar 2, 2015 8:05pm EST

(Reuters) - Iran must commit to a verifiable freeze of at least 10 years on sensitive nuclear activity for a landmark atomic deal to be reached, but the odds are still against sealing a final agreement, U.S. President Barack Obama told Reuters on Monday.

Interviewed at the White House, Obama moved to dial back tensions over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's planned speech to Congress on Tuesday opposing the Iran deal, saying it was a distraction that would not be "permanently destructive" to U.S. Israeli ties.

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Talks between major powers and Iran to restrict Tehran's nuclear capabilities in exchange for an easing of sanctions have reached a critical stage ahead of an end of March deadline for a framework deal and a June 30 date for a final agreement.

Obama's comment about the time frame for a freeze represents one of the U.S. government's strongest signals yet of its red line for a successful deal.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/03/us-usa-obama-idUSKBN0LY2GA20150303

[Fred Sanders]

1. "Bibi speaking uninvited to Congress two weeks before an Israeli election is a 'distraction'."

Obama essentially saying "big freaking deal", makes no difference to the adults.

Obama and his Cabinet will not be dragged into a personality clash as the media is foaming at the mouth to start, and Bibi is backing down from....with frustrating lack of success.

This speech is clear a politically motivated event, even the media admit that now after weeks of denial...so why is anyone still applauding this foreign nation's direct interference in American politics? In the middle of the said foreign nations national election campaign?

Bibi is the author of his ow misfortune...why rescue him?

Stay calm and carry on, let the mouth breathers breath. I am with Obama.

[SomethingFishy]

2. I posted this in another thread but it bears repeating.. Netanyahu said this:

"Iran is just a few years (3-5) away from having a nuclear weapon."


That my friends, was in 1992. Also in 1995, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2008, etc etc etc.

This is the longest 5 fucking years I have ever seen.

[Fred Sanders]

3. It was usually just only a year away, the time he used the cartoon prop at the UN..what other nation

once was "almost" also in possession of WMD's? These are politicians who do not shy away from exploiting fear, even ginning up fear as fuel for their ridiculous policies.

We have all seen this passion play before.

[SomethingFishy]

4. I really hate it when they think we are stupid...

I mean I'm supposed to believe that Iran is so suicidal that they would drop a nuke on Israel?

Funny, if I were Iranian, I'd be wanting a nuke just as a tool for "Mutually assured destruction" MAD.

I swear when the cold war ended I figured we all learned our lesson and that term "MAD" was gone for good. Sheesh...

[Fred Sanders]

6. Can not even have MAD between Israel and Iran..Israel has "NO nuclear weapons"....remember?

Even broaching or treading near the truth of Israel's flaunting of all world nuclear treaties signed by all but a handful of rogue nations....is going to get one labelled all kinds of things by folks who think they matter.

Bibi is treading near the territory of losing the automatic American veto vote at the UN...no wonder Bibi is trying to inconspicuously remove the knife from the back of the American government exclusively responsible for foreign affairs.

Bibi has an election to win!

[SomethingFishy]

7. Oops.. sorry I forgot...

Attention to those "who think they matter".. What I meant to say was "poor, poor Israel, all alone and no way to defend themselves".

Again to those "who think they matter", I apologize, my comments they were taken out of context by the Liberal Media(namely Fred Sanders) and if you need I would be happy to turn him in for rendition.

[razorman]

5. All my life, I have heard that this or that disaster was "just around the corner".

All sorts of horrible things were always only a few years away if we did not immediately take whatever action the speaker was advocating; which usually involved spending lots of money. (The distribution of which, of course, the speaker was always most qualified for) There was going to be nuclear war, an ice age, planet-wide heat wave, massive world flooding, drying oceans, world-wide famine, etc. So, I have learned to take all the 'Chicken Little" stuff with a grain of salt, and try to get by day-to-day. I'm just glad that i won't be around much longer. I'm so tired.