Obama Statements and Releases: Readout of Vice President Biden's Meeting with Amir Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani of Qatar

President Barack Obama and King Salman walk along the red carpet at the airport after arriving in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Jan. 27, 2015. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

From Denny:  Not exactly a complete readout but rather a summary of topics discussed.  It would be more interesting if they provided a transcript but that's definitely too much to hope for, right? :)

The White House

Office of the Vice President

February 24, 2015

Readout of Vice President Biden's Meeting with Amir Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani of Qatar

The Vice President held a breakfast meeting with Amir Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani of Qatar to discuss a range of bilateral and regional issues. The Vice President and Amir spoke about the significant cooperation between the United States and Qatar against ISIL, including Doha’s role in hosting coalition forces at Al Udeid Air Force Base. They discussed how best to work to bring about a political transition in Syria in a way that also marginalizes extremists. They spoke about ongoing P5+1 negotiations with Iran and agreed on the need to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. Amid unprecedented and ongoing upheaval in the Middle East and North Africa, the Vice President and Amir both underscored the importance of continued dialogue and cooperation between the United States and Qatar.

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4 Videos: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Interviewed About Iran Nukes

From Denny: Here's what I like about female Democrats in government positions, the ability to speak clearly in no uncertain terms about a situation. Most Republican women tend to play "follow the leader" on "rhetoric speak" continuing to add insult to injury which is why I never take them seriously. They continue to refuse to own an original thought that was not dictated by a Republican war room strategist. A notable exception, who is trying to be a real lawmaker in tough economic times for her state and the country, is Republican Senator Olympia Snow of Maine who can be respected for using her mind to bring her best to the table. Whether you agree with her or not at least she is acting like the people's representative.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sat down for an interview with CBS host Harry Smith to discuss America's view of the developing nuclear situation with Iran. Iran insists upon playing the world villain, never realizing they are only causing formerly disparate governments like China and Russia to unite with the West as allies. No one wants an insane leader to own nukes.

Here's Sunday's updated video from Face The Nation - 27 Sept 2009:


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Friday, 25 Sept 2009:


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Here's what President Obama had to say on Friday about Iran. Frankly, I wouldn't give Iran 3 months to comply. In all fairness, the President did make this statement before Iran foolishly released missiles. I can only imagine what Israel is thinking. Whatever Israel chooses to do, no one in the international community will hinder them.


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Video: Nuclear Weapons, Who Has Them and How Much?

From Denny: Thanks to bestontube.com who brought this video to my attention over at the Blogged Directory and GoodMagazine.com who produced it! This video is a couple of years old from 2007 so the numbers might be slightly off. Who knows how many nukes Russia may have sold to bolster its flagging bad economy? For those who don't know the actual numbers this video is a real eye-opener!

This is the promo text: "Nuclear weaponry is the most devastating technology on the planet, and has brought us to the brink of civilization-ending conflagrations. In 2007, who has them? Who is beefing up their arsenal? Who is scaling down? And what would a single nuclear weapon do to Manhattan?"




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