"Loose talk of war" President says

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Current Event Number: 2
Topic: Leaders
Title: 'Loose Talk of War' Only Helps Iran, President Says
Author: Helen Cooper
Publication Name: New York Times
Date of Publication: March 4, 2012
Length of Article: 1034 words

This article is discussing Obama's speech about the issues in Israel and Iran. He used this speech to address the Republican presidential candidates who have turned the Iran's nuclear issue into a hot topic, making it a big deal and therefore putting America's and Israel's security in jeopardy. They did this by talking too loosely of war. Obama had a hard time trying to commit himself to Israel's security, at the same time not making a strike against Iran. The Republican candidates have disapproved of his tactics, but Obama has promised vigilance to make sure that Iran doesn't start to make weapons of mass destruction. Many other countries have become involved with negotiations trying to convince Iran to stop their uranium enrichment, but some people think they (Iran) are just stalling. Obama made it clear in his speech that he wanted to use military force as a last resort. “I have a policy to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. And as I’ve made clear time and again during the course of my presidency, I will not hesitate to use force when it is necessary to defend the United States and its interests.” he says to the crowd in Washington. He thinks that "as part of my solemn obligation to the American people, I only use force when the time and circumstances demand it."


In conclusion this speech allowed him to address the American people and tell them what his opinions on this issue of nuclear weapons in Iran are compared to the policies of the Republican party. Now it is important as ever for him to get his voice heard, but follow his policies about war with the elections just around the corner.