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Netanyahu says Iran close to bomb

UNITED NATIONS — In his most detailed plea to date for global action against Iran’s nuclear program, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday the world has until next summer at the latest to stop Iran before it can build a nuclear bomb.

Netanyahu flashed a diagram of a cartoon-like bomb before the UN General Assembly showing the progress Iran has made, saying it has already completed the first stage of uranium enrichment.

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It looks like Netanyahu took a page from George W Bush's book on promoting non-existant Weapons of Mass Destruction. If Ben is that scared, he has all the Israeli Forces at his command and should not wait but launch his own attack. We here in the USA are tired of Middle East war costs in blood and treasure and can watch from the sidelines this time.

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Could he have picked a more cartoonish looking prop?  How about actually putting Wyle E Coyote on there, maybe wearing a turban?  He should assume that people can handle looking at a regular graph or a more serious looking visualization.

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Great speech by the Prime Minister. His speech was directed to the paper tiger, Obama. Israel knows that all Obama wants to do is stall, and delay under the pretense of talking to Iran and alleged sanctions which are NOT haulting their uranium production. Iran wants to wipe out Israel. It is clear and simple. Any Jewish voter who supports Obama might as well be voting for Iran. Israel is surrounded by Muslim extremists.

the war monger still trying to sell his wars the US reeling from 11 yrs of endless wars on terror thanks to bush/cheny 1984 indeed

Remember that he and Romney worked together and have been friends for over 30 years.

Mr. Netanyahu Deal with it then. We have plenty on our own plate.