Obama Criticized as Mr. Nice Guy Toward Iran, Congress

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Smanurmc of LA 8:58AM July 15, 2009

Mr. Nice? Have you seen how he treats press who try to follow-up questions that he doesn't want to answer? How about Joe the Plumber? Was that the nice treatment? O is only nice to people who behave according to his rules. And the media is either scared (they will lose access if they don't follow his rules) or blind to or condone who Obama really is.

curt of NE 3:32PM July 02, 2009

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John Warren of NJ 9:23PM July 01, 2009

We've exhausted all diplomacy with Iran, show some balls, nuke them, all of them!!

John of NY 2:28PM July 01, 2009

That will probably only be done by either Israel or the USA blowing up a bunch of things---and sooner is better than later.
Six years ago would have been a good time, for instance, when we pointed our shock and awe at the wrong nation. But, I agree with Obama that any new administration should reach out and try to negotiate BEFORE we do that, even to the point of exhausting diplomacy.
Contrary to critics, there is no "weakness" in starting by saying "let us all reason together".

Muser of NM 9:49AM July 01, 2009

Although i am a registered democrat and did in fact vote for President Obama, i am now stunned and amazed that, after viewing the horrible murder of a young Iranian girl whose name is Neda Agha-Soltan, that he, Mr. Obama would have the audacity to maintain even now that negotiations are possible with this brutal & illegitimate regime. Besides abandoning those many Iranians that found the courage to stand against an oppressor against impossible odds, he also displays incredible naivety to think that negotiations with Iran (even if they do take place) would actually result in halting Iran's nuclear ambitions. That negotiations with Iran would not be productive may be the ONLY item that former President George Bush had right!
Let's go back in time to 1962 for a moment. The Soviet Union and Cuban governments decided to place NUCLEAR missiles on the island of Cuba. President John F. Kennedy did not say "let's talk about it", instead Kennedy said this: "It shall be the policy of this nation to regard any nuclear missile launched from Cuba against any nation in the Western Hemisphere as an attack on the United States, requiring a full retaliatory response upon the Soviet Union."
Are these the words of a man who sees negotiation as the only option? Hardly!
And that, in a nutshell, is the problem with Obama.
He does not seem to realize that there is time for diplomacy and a time to go beyond the diplomacy of words option. That time has come with Iran, because we know that they are determined to have a nuclear weapons capability.
So Kennedy made the correct call by projecting power and making clear that severe consequences would result if the Soviets continued sending nuclear missile components to Cuba. The Soviets turned their ships around and went home.
Perhaps in the end, Obama will stand firm against Iran but for now he is projecting weakness around the globe. Our enemies are keenly aware of this. That's not good.

Daniel of FL 7:23PM June 30, 2009

I think that since the West is ALWAYS blamed for the failings of Iran, why not just go ahead and help the pro-democracy movement? We are getting all the slack but no benefit, while the Iranians are using the West as an excuse to practice even more extreme actions like arresting innocent people for their beliefs, torture and execution/ murder. I am telling you... we WILL get framed for Neda's death and creating the election protests. Why not go and help these poor Iranians, secure the nuclear danger from these lunatics and get rid of the dirty tramp that calls himself "President".

TG 6:08PM June 30, 2009