Obama defended the agreement negotiated by Britain, France, Germany, Russia, China and the USA with Iran, calling it “a smarter, more responsible way to protect our national security”. “Instead of rushing into another conflict, I believe that sending our sons and daughters into harm’s way must always be a last resort, and that before we put their lives on the line we should exhaust every alternative”. “That is strength, and American leadership”, he added.
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The appearance on “The Daily Show” was Obama’s third as president and seventh overall. The results included an expensive war in Iraq.
“We’re hearing the echoes of some of the same policies and mindset that we’ve heard in the past”, Obama said at another point. “Either way, this deal can not stand”. And he angrily called for Iran to release Americans who are being held prisoner there.
Republican Presidential candidate Lindsey Graham also compared the President to Chamberlain, the British Prime Minister known for appeasing Adolf Hitler.
Mr Obama is travelling to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to address a convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars group, which boasts 1.9 million members.
Even as the United States, Iran and other world powers wrapped up the nuclear accord last week, Iranian authorities resumed the political show trial of Jason Rezaian, a reporter for The Washington Post who is ludicrously accused of spying for this country. Pastor Saeed Abedini should be released. “Iran needs to help us find Robert Levinson”.
In citing the battle against the Islamic State, Obama told the crowd of veterans that “we will degrade and ultimately destroy this barbaric terrorist organization” and ticked off the names of terrorist leaders killed in USA military action, including Osama bin Laden. “And we will stand with allies and partners, including Israel, to oppose Iran’s risky behavior”, he said.
“God bless these American heroes”.
An inspector general report a year ago found “systemic” problems in health care for former combatants, with up to 40 veterans dying while waiting for treatment in Phoenix alone.
Wheeler said in a statement that the conditions will “directly benefit consumers by bringing more competition to the broadband marketplace”. In some areas, visits to the veterans hospitals have increased by as much as 20 percent.
Obama made the announcement on the fifth anniversary of the Dodd-Frank reform bill and said protecting veterans against predatory lenders “is the right thing to do” and that he would “not accept any attempts to roll back this law”.
But the VA was recently rocked again with news that it faces a massive budget shortfall.
Obama said ones still essential better emotional health concern and must not have got to send prolonged mileage for worry.
Obama called on Congress to approve his request for flexibility in the Veterans Affairs budget by the end of the month.
Obama announced, “So today, we’re taking a new step”. “We’ve got to make sure veterans who are already struggling don’t fall through the cracks”.
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“I don’t think it’s a good deal”.
