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News: Obama Responds To 'Iran
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"DO WHAT WE MUST"
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Obama warns U.S. will ‘do what we must’ on Iran
NEW YORK - Exactly six weeks before election day, President Barack Obama stood on the world stage Tuesday and warned Iran that the United States will "do what we must" to stop Tehran from getting a nuclear weapon.
In a speech to the annual U.N. General Assembly here, Obama also delivered what amounted to the opposite of an apology for America, saying that the U.S. is a model for "Arab Spring" countries groping their way uncertainly towards democracy.
The president, under fire from Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney for his handling of Iran's atomic ambitions, dedicated part of his 30-minute speech to warning the Islamic republic that he cannot live with a nuclear-armed Tehran.
"Make no mistake: a nuclear-armed Iran is not a challenge that can be contained," Obama said.
"It would threaten the elimination of Israel, the security of Gulf nations, and the stability of the global economy. It risks triggering a nuclear-arms race in the region, and the unraveling of the non-proliferation treaty," Obama continued. "That's why the United States will do what we must to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon."
The president's stern comments closely echoed his past warnings, and stopped short of drawing the clear "red line" Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sought from Washington.
(Romney has at times taken a tougher line. In a July speech in Jerusalem, he declared that "Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons capability presents an intolerable threat to Israel, to America, and to the world." The key word there was "capability"—not an actual nuclear weapon, but the ability to build one. That lined the Republican up more closely with Netanyahu.)
As violent demonstrations continue across the Muslim world, Obama also denounced the Internet video mocking Islam that, in part, has fueled the turmoil, calling it "crude and disgusting." But he explained that he could not simply ban it—and scolded those who denounce anti-Muslim speech but stay quiet when the target is Christianity.
"The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam. But to be credible, those who condemn that slander must also condemn the hate we see in the image of Jesus Christ that are desecrated, churches are destroyed, or the Holocaust is denied," he said, in an apparent reference to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Obama noted that freedom of speech means he can condemn, but not ban, the video. "As president of our country, and commander-in-chief of our military, I accept that people are going to call me awful things every day," he said, drawing laughter from the audience of dignitaries. "And I will always defend their right to do so."
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 GET READY GURLS
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Yay! More war!
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he also says though that he will do what he can to prevent iran to have a nuclear weapon so he's trying to prevent it. not join it 
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You betta be ready, Iran
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Originally posted by SupahBass05
Yay! More war! |
a mess 
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Is this like breaking news?
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How many people will die only God knows ... It's so sad .
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As i said last night , Ahmedinejad is digging his own grave and selling out his country with his big mouth, he should have developed his country first, then if he can rival the top three global economies. Talk all he wants and people will litsen.
I love Obama, gave him what he had coming.
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A mess at you supporting this tyrant..
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So they'll do what they must to keep Iran from getting weapons but they'll assist Israel in getting weapons and killing a bunch of people in Iran? GLOBAL MESS.
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To be honest, it's shocking that so few countries have nuclear weapons and long-range missiles. This technology was laid out almost 60 years ago, and we've spent decades in the digital age of information.
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Originally posted by RobynYoBank
To be honest, it's shocking that so few countries have nuclear weapons and long-range missiles. This technology was laid out almost 60 years ago, and we've spent decades in the digital age of information.
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If I was the leader of a nuclear-aspiring country, I think the threat of a major world power going bananas with a nuclear capacity far surpassing my own capabilities would be enough to deter me from making more. The information's there, but the testicular fortitude isn't.
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Originally posted by RobynYoBank
To be honest, it's shocking that so few countries have nuclear weapons and long-range missiles. This technology was laid out almost 60 years ago, and we've spent decades in the digital age of information.
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Most countries have them. They are just not so vocal about it.
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bring ur A's bomb, bitches
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Drag ha Obama! 
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Originally posted by RazB32
A mess at you supporting this tyrant..
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How is he a tyrant? You don't even live in America.
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Originally posted by SupahBass05
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Originally posted by Sorbet
You betta be ready, Iran
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Oh no!
You guys on here really make me lol. Not in a bad way, but I think y'all hilarious.
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Some of the responses in this thread. 
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You guys on here really make me lol. Not in a bad way, but I think y'all hilarious. |
+1 post on ATRL always makes my day haha
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I'm scared actually, let me explain my sadness:
-Let's imagine that Iran goes after US, so Iran throws an atomic bomb on NY and they erase the whole city even Coney Island.
that's possible? or they aren't that crazy? Obviously the US and other countries will drag Iran to hell but, i'm concern that Iran will attack major cities like LA, Miami, NY, Washington (if they convert this in WW III )
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