US troops went into Afghanistan to put an end to Bin Laden. One President later, we are using Afghanistan to encircle Iran. Iranians are not taking this litely.
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In June of [[2008), Obama spoke to the annual AIPAC conference. What he said there about Iran put him once again firmly in the Bush camp:
"As President, I will use all elements of American power to pressure Iran. I will do everything in my power to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon….
There should be no doubt: I will always keep the threat of military action to defend our security and our ally Israel. Do not be confused.
Sometimes there are no alternatives to confrontation. If we must use military force, we are more likely to succeed and have more support at home and abroad if we have exhausted our diplomatic options. That is the change we need in our policy."