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Obama vows to stop Iran from having nuclear arms.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said on Wednesday Iran posed a serious threat in the Middle East and vowed to stop it from acquiring a nuclear weapon.
"The danger from Iran is grave, it is real, and my goal will be to eliminate this threat," Obama said in a speech to a conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, a pro-Israel lobby group.
"I will do everything in my power to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, everything in my power to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon - everything," he said to a standing ovation.
Obama also vowed to vigorously support Israel's right to defend itself and pledged an active effort to pursue a Middle East peace agreement in a broad speech on the region he delivered a day after clinching the Democratic presidential nomination.
"I will always stand up for Israel's right to defend itself in the United Nations and around the world," Obama said.
Some of Obama's critics have sought to undercut his support with Jewish voters by suggesting that he would be more inclined than the Bush administration and Republican presidential candidate John McCain to put pressure on Israel to make concessions in any peace negotiations.
Obama has been seeking to dispel that notion in campaign events that include the AIPAC speech and a forum with Jewish voters in Florida last month.
McCain has criticized Obama's call for talks with Iran, a state Israeli leaders consider a threat to Israel's security.
(Reporting by Caren Bohan, editing by David Alexander)
Source: Rueters
As many of You I am a staunch Zionist which is merely to say that I believe the nation of Israel belongs to the Jews and I will never support anything or anyone that puts pressure on Israel to give up land.
That said I firmly believe that forcing wars does Israel no good.
If I didn't know this was Barack Obama speaking I'd say it was John McCain. My biggest problem with Barack Obama is that he still has milk behind his ears and I fear that he will be blown with the winds of war in Washington. I think that the people who voted for Obama thinking he would get us out of war made a huge mistake.
I definitely DO NOT wish to see a nuclear arsenal in the hands of the Iranians yet I also do not wish to start a war with that nation.
I think the wool has been pulled over your eyes concerning this man.
I think there will be no "change".