Yes, we can.

Tom · 09-04-2008, 05:17 PM

Scaegles, you left part of the quote out, and it still misrepresents what Obama said. Here is the full paragraph quote:

"Strong countries and strong presidents talk to their adversaries. That's what Kennedy did with Khruschev. That's what Reagan did with Gorbachev. That's what Nixon did with Mao. I mean, think about it. Iran, Cuba, Venezuela - these countries are tiny compred to the Soviet Union. They don't pose a serious threat to us the way the Soviet Union posed a threat to us. And yet we were willing to talk to the Soviet Union at the time when they were saying we're going to wipe you off the planet."

The reference to Iran was entirely in comparison to the Soviet Union. You can disagree with what he said, but to say he does not view Iran as a serious threat based on that quote is factually incorrect.

09-04-2008, 05:17 PM	#11
Tom Valued member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 541	Scaegles, you left part of the quote out, and it still misrepresents what Obama said. Here is the full paragraph quote: "Strong countries and strong presidents talk to their adversaries. That's what Kennedy did with Khruschev. That's what Reagan did with Gorbachev. That's what Nixon did with Mao. I mean, think about it. Iran, Cuba, Venezuela - these countries are tiny compred to the Soviet Union. They don't pose a serious threat to us the way the Soviet Union posed a threat to us. And yet we were willing to talk to the Soviet Union at the time when they were saying we're going to wipe you off the planet." The reference to Iran was entirely in comparison to the Soviet Union. You can disagree with what he said, but to say he does not view Iran as a serious threat based on that quote is factually incorrect.
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