“In an interview conducted shortly before he was sworn in today as prime minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu laid down a challenge for Barack Obama. The American president, he said, must stop Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons�and quickly�or an imperiled Israel may be forced to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities itself.
‘The Obama presidency has two great missions: fixing the economy, and preventing Iran from gaining nuclear weapons,’ Netanyahu told me. He said the Iranian nuclear challenge represents a ‘hinge of history’ and added that ‘Western civilization’ will have failed if Iran is allowed to develop nuclear weapons.” (Read more from theatlantic.com)
Am I the only one who doesn’t like the idea of a foreign leader telling my president what his mission is?
See Also:
– Benjamin Netanyahu takes office with a warning to Iran
– Petraeus Says Israel Might Choose to Attack Iran
– Iran Photos