herePresident Obama addressed the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC)
on Sunday, assuring the pro-Israel lobbying group he will not tolerate a
nuclear-armed Iran and reiterating his unwavering support for Israel.
As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Obama at the
White House today, we host a debate between Rashid Khalidi of Columbia
University and Commentary magazine’s Jonathan Tobin. "It is true [Iran
does not] have the weapon now, the question is are we going to wait
until ... they are one screwdriver away from doing it or not," says
Tobin. "[Iran’s] policy has been to forthrightly proclaim it wishes to
destroy Israel — to wipe it off the map. Letting it have nuclear weapons
is a threat to the entire region." But Khalidi argues that war with
Iran "would guarantee that no responsible Iranian leadership in the
future would allow Iran to be without a nuclear weapon after it had been
attacked in an unprovoked fashion either by the U.S. or Israel."
Khalidi adds, "It will be a disaster that would make Iraq and
Afghanistan look like tea parties." Tobin and Khalidi also debate the
relationship between Iran and Syria.Video
Source: Democracy Now!
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