Obama: Iran a Year Away from Nuclear Weapon
Well, get ready for another war
In an interview with Israeli TV ahead of his visit to the region next week, President Obama says he believes Iran is "over a year or so" away from being able to develop a nuclear weapon and that the U.S. will use "all options" to stop it.
"Right now, we think it would take over a year or so for Iran to actually develop a nuclear weapon, but obviously we don't want to cut it too close," Obama told Israeli Channel 2.
"They are not yet at the point I think where they've made a fundamental decision to get right with the international community," he said, "but I do think that they're recognizing that there's a severe cost for them to continue on the path that they're on and that there's another door ope
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So they are a year away from a nuclear weapon. So what? We have thousands. Relax. No need to start talks of war or "put that on the table"
Relaaaaaax.