Obama: Want a war? Say so
Last edited Tue Mar 6, 2012, 04:48 PM - Edit history (1)
President Obama fired back at his Republican challengers who have accused him of being soft on Iran, saying at a White House press conference that the standoff over the Iranian nuclear program is "not a game."
Suggesting that the criticism being lobbed at him is not anchored in substance, Obama accused his rivals -- without mentioning their names -- of being "casual" about starting a war.
"If some of these folks think it’s time to launch a war, they should say so," he said. "Everything else is just talk."
Here's more of his answer:
At this stage, it is my belief that we have a window of opportunity where this can still be resolved diplomatically … Now, what’s said on the campaign trail – those folks don’t have a lot of responsibilities. They’re not commander-in-chief. And when I see the casualness with which some of these folks talk about war, I’m reminded of the costs involved in war. I’m reminded that the decision that I have to make, in terms of sending our young men and women into battle, and the impact that has on their lives, the impact that has on our national security, the impact it has on our economy – this is not a game. There’s nothing casual about it. And when I see some of these folks who have a lot of bluster and a lot of big talk, but when you ask them specifically what they would do, it turns out they repeat the things that we’ve been doing over the last three years. It indicates to me that’s more about politics than actually trying to solve a difficult problem.
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http://www.politico.com/blogs/burns-haberman/2012/03/obama-want-a-war-say-so-116565.html
edited to add video: Thanks SpartanDem.
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Let's hear from them tonight.
calling them out on all their "loose talk" about starting yet another war. 
