As Obama and Romney Compete for 'Top Iran Hawk': It's a Tie

Syndicated from Common Dreams on Wed, 2012-08-01

<div class='node-body'><p>While meeting with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Wednesday, US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta repeated several times that &quot;all options,&quot; including military force, remain on the table when it comes to confronting Iran over its nuclear enrichment program.</p>
<p>During a tour of an &quot;Iron Dome&quot; missile system in Ashkelon with Barak, Panetta said that the Obama administration would continue to pursue a regime of economic sanctions against Iran, and said that the country &quot;must accept limits&quot; on its nuclear program or risk military action.</p></div><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-news-hp-image">
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