Ross: Obama Fully Committed to Stopping Iran’s Nuclear Weapons Program

David Streeter — December 14, 2011 – 11:06 am | Barack Obama | Foreign Policy | Iran | Israel Comments (0) Add a comment

Dennis Ross, the former Special Assistant to President Barack Obama and Senior Director for the Central Region, addressed the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and reiterated—as someone with firsthand knowledge of the Obama Administration—that Obama is fully committed to stopping Iran’s nuclear weapons program. JTA reported:

Ross said President Obama was committed to preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon.

‘The administration prides itself on a certain reality that it does what it says,’ he said, referring to Obama’s making good on his promise to capture or kill Osama bin Laden.

Regarding Iran, Ross said, when Obama ‘says all options remain on the table, it doesn’t mean that force is his first choice, but it means that that’s an option that he intends to exercise.’

Ross also explained that the security relationship between the United States and Israel “quite literally, has never been as strong as it is.” According to Ross the “whole array” of discussions, relationships, and exercises—in addition to the increased security assistance implemented by Obama—has served to strengthen the U.S-Israel relationship.

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