In the midst of a boilerplate speech to the UN General Assembly on the virtues of democracy and freedom, President Obama tossed in some rhetoric on Iran that's either empty or dangerous. Neither option is a good one. Observing that "Time and again, [the Iranian government] has failed to take the opportunity to demonstrate that its nuclear program is peaceful, and to meet its obligations to the United Nations," Obama declared. "America wants to resolve this issue through diplomacy, and we believe that there is still time and space to do so. But that time is not unlimited." Ultimately, he stated, "the United States will do what we must to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon."
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