In an extensive interview, President Obama said he will try to “persuade the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to postpone whatever plans he may have to bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities in the coming months.”
Israeli leaders have repeatedly complained that public statements from U.S. officials are insufficiently supportive of going to war with Iran over its nuclear enrichment program, which the best available intelligence has found is purely civilian in nature. Obama said, “I think that the Israeli government recognizes that, as president of the United States, I don’t bluff.” He went on, “I also don’t, as a matter of sound policy, go around advertising exactly what our intentions are. But I think both the Iranian and the Israeli governments recognize that when the United States says it is unacceptable for Iran to have a nuclear weapon, we mean what we say.”
Obama will also point to crippling economic sanctions, diplomatic isolation, covert war, and military encirclement of Iran to reassure Netanyahu that he is tough on Iran. Unfortunately, staying on that course will almost surely lead to war, as it has in the past.
Obama don't bluff. Ewww, cajones for reals.
Why would you Bluff, there is no reason for bluffing here, US been at war for last 60 years or so, what have changed for Obama not bluffing, his just another president needs to have a war or two under his name, Syrian or for that matter Libyan war didn't worked well so why bluffing on Iran, Iran is bigger, bolder and above all have all kind of weapon to defend itself, Iran is not Iraq and there are more countries in this world then just a few who are willing to make a deal with Iran buying their oil then EU or US for that matter, so there is no bluffing is just that US or Israel they know if there is a war with Iran then is going to be very very big one and they don't want that at this time. If you think that the sanction is going to work then Obama and Netanyahu need to wait another 20 years to get Iran where Iraq were 20 yeas ago. Meanwhile don't forget Russia, China, Afghanistan and Pakistan, Iraq and Syria might act and join the war that Israeli zionist government wants. So Mr. President good luck cooperating with Israel planing the war.
Do people still believe that Obama call the shots? That Netanyahu decides Israeli actions against Iran? These actors are speaking a script written by the media for the war profiters. After Iraq, then Afghanistan, the game will move to Syria and Iran. The Money calls the shots.
The US military had never won a significant war (Granada and Panama were insignificant), but it never mattered, because the US corporations supplying the military have won every war. And they have lost few if any sons or daughters in their game.
Wake up, dear citizens. Invest in Boeing, Raytheon, Carlyle, Lockeed, etc. and watch the game.
Garbo
I wonder if Obama keeps that Nobel Prize around just for laughs because the jokes on us.
Yes, and when Obama is in a really festive mood, he throws eggs at the bust of MLK in the Oval Office.
Russia and China should attack the United State
He only Bluffs on the campaign trail.
Obama always bluffs. When he went to Egypt at the start of his presidency his entire speech was a bluff.
He talks of violent extremists. I would put the united states military policy in that category at this point in time.
Hello everyone
We live in very dangerous times of wars pestilence and many other problems. All of it was prophesied long ago by Jesus in book of Matthew chapter 24. Jesus foretold many problems before the fall of this wicked world. What happened in Syria and Livia only emphasizes his word. But now world is heading into the greater war . Jesus said that this war will be so destructive that all human race will be in danger. After this in power will come UN in form of 8 King of Revelation chapter 17. He will be in power for short period of time. His rulereship will be very cruel and harsh. He will kill many innocent people. But after 42 months of his rulership he himself will go into destruction. This will be war of Har-Maggedon. This war will put the end to human powers. As written in book of Daniel chapter 2 verse 44 God will be the ruler of this world forever.
Yuri.
You are deluding yourself
My only regret is that i have only one thumbs down to give for your post.
So now they are in search of a "trigger" which will let them spin it
by saying Iran attacked first. It could be anything, who knows what
they have on the burner.
Cue to Peaches & Herb "Reunited".
P&H…!!! LOL. Talk about retro. But that's what this government has been doing since forever: playing the oldies back to back.
Well let's see, now that his birth certificate and his selective service registration card have been proven to be fraudulent, it's clear that he was "bluffing" about his eligibility to be President. So I guess he's lying, again.
How ironic that Obama, by now a proven fraudster and participant in a massive criminal conspiracy to defaud the American people – publicly undertakes to challenge the legitimacy of other countries' rulers and governments, given his own manifest illegitimacy.
And at the end of obomba's second term you can pat yourself on the back for proving he wasn't eligible after all. Maybe we can retroactively erase all the nasty sh*t he did. Hey, maybe bush wasn't born here either!
At the end of his second term, if there is one, the U.S. will be a smoking ruin. And that's exactly how it should be.
He can't bluff anyways. If Israel bombs, mayhem ensues, US automatically becomes militarily involved. Israelis just want to get the US on-board as much as possible.
The world is being run by madmen! Nuclear war seems closer.
And the 'King of the World', his Peace Medal shining brightly, is again making threats.
When are the other nations of the world going to reject this 'horse's arse' President and his warmongering backers?
Obama "I don't buff"
Zionland wants to be the only nuclear power in the ME that can exercise the "Sampson Option." This is why every American (P)resident has always taken it up the ass rather than ostracize that sh*tty little state … because Tel Aviv has as as many as dozens of nuclear bombs hidden throughout America for its punishment value as in their own bunkers.
DanD
Some people may not bluff, but they sure lie a lot. Whatever happened to the promise of closing the Gimo?
Obomba is another George W Bush. He was elected to be different from "W". He's just like him, only worse. He can't stand up to the Neocons so he decided to become one.
Mr ProAggressive falls for Ms NeoCon.