Obama Warns Israel, Says Iran Strike Is An Option



Obama Says Iran Strike Is An Option, But Warns Israel -- New York Times

WASHINGTON — President Obama, speaking days before a crucial meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, stiffened his pledge to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, even as he warned Israel of the negative consequences of a pre-emptive military strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities.

Seeking to reassure a close American ally that contends it has reached a moment of reckoning with Iran, Mr. Obama rejected suggestions that the United States was willing to try to contain a nuclear-armed Iran. He declared explicitly that his administration would use force — a “military component,” as he put it — only as a last resort to prevent Tehran from acquiring a bomb.

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My Comment: Is it just me, but reading the New York Times headlines makes me wonder .... should he be warning Iran instead.

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