Obama seeks to calm Iran fears
<p><span word="US">US</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Israeli">Israeli</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="Benjamin">Benjamin</span> <span word="Netanyahu">Netanyahu</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Iranian">Iranian</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="stand">stand</span>-<span word="off">off</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="publicly">publicly</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stake">stake</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>.</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="pro">pro</span>-<span word="Israel">Israel</span> <span word="lobby">lobby</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="criticized">criticized</span> "<span word="loose">loose</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="war">war</span>" <span word="he">he</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="nod">nod</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="refusal">refusal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="contemplate">contemplate</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span>-<span word="armed">armed</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span>.</p><p>"<span word="No">No</span> <span word="Israeli">Israeli</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="tolerate">tolerate</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="weapon">weapon</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="regime">regime</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="denies">denies</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Holocaust">Holocaust</span>, <span word="threatens">threatens</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wipe">wipe</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="map">map</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sponsors">sponsors</span> <span word="terrorist">terrorist</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="committed">committed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="destruction">destruction</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="applause">applause</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span> <span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="Affairs">Affairs</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span>.</p><p><span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="acknowledged">acknowledged</span> "<span word="Israel">Israel</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="sovereign">sovereign</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="decisions">decisions</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="needs">needs</span>", <span word="drawing">drawing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="swift">swift</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thanks">thanks</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Netanyahu">Netanyahu</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="appreciated">appreciated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="defend">defend</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>, <span word="against">against</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="threat">threat</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Ottawa">Ottawa</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="appreciated">appreciated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="reiterated">reiterated</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="options">options</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="table">table</span>," <span word="Netanyahu">Netanyahu</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Islamic">Islamic</span> <span word="republic">republic</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="resort">resort</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="diplomatic">diplomatic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="fails">fails</span>, <span word="Israel">Israel</span> <span word="fears">fears</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="reaches">reaches</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="out">out</span>.</p>
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