Wednesday, April 14, 2010

who pimps America?

Obama took a few seconds to formulate his response, but quickly took the weight off Israel and called on all countries to abide by the NPT.

“Initially we’re talking about US behavior, and then, suddenly we’re talking about Israel,” Obama said.

“Let me talk about the United States. I do think that as part of the NPT, our obligation as the largest nuclear power in the world is to take steps to reducing our nuclear stockpile. And that’s what the START treaty was about, sending a message that we are going to meet our obligations.

“And, as far as Israel goes, I’m not going to comment on their program, but what I’m going to point to is the fact that consistently we have urged all countries to become members of the NPT. So there’s no contradiction there. We think it is important that we have an international approach that is universal and that rests on three pillars, that those of us who have nuclear weapons are making serious efforts to reduce those stockpiles-Barack Obama caught off guard by a Washington Post reporter's question on 04/13/10.


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