G.W.Bush's replacement Barack Obama takes a stand against Iran  

I believe in Barack Obama's book entitled "Dreams from my father" he said if the winds shift he would stand with the Muslims people.
Most people understand being Barack Obama Jr's father and step father where both Muslims and all of his Kenya family are Muslims.
A president of the United States can not have divided loyalties of course so Obama has had to take a firm stand against Iran.
It appears Obama's kit glove methods has not impressed the leaders of Iran as they laugh at him and snub their noses in the air at the United States.
Well Obama be seen by the anti-war people much like G.W.Bush being he is deploying a missile shield to protect American allies in the Gulf from attack by Tehran.



(U.S.President Barack Obama orders missile shield)

Tension between the US and Iran heightened dramatically today with the disclosure that Barack Obama is deploying a missile shield to protect American allies in the Gulf from attack by Tehran.

The US is dispatching Patriot defensive missiles to four countries – Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Kuwait – and keeping two ships in the Gulf capable of shooting down Iranian missiles. Washington is also helping Saudi Arabia develop a force to protect its oil installations.

American officials said the move is aimed at deterring an attack by Iran and reassuring Gulf states fearful that Tehran might react to sanctions by striking at US allies in the region. Washington is also seeking to discourage Israel from a strike against Iran by demonstrating that the US is prepared to contain any threat.

The deployment comes after Obama's attempts to emphasise diplomacy over confrontation in dealing with Iran – a contrast to the Bush administration's approach – have failed to persuade Tehran to open its nuclear installations to international controls. The White House is now trying to engineer agreement for sanctions focused on Iran's Revolutionary Guard, believed to be in charge of the atomic programme.

Washington has not formally announced the deployment of the Patriots and other anti-missile systems, but by leaking it to American newspapers the administration is evidently seeking to alert Tehran to a hardening of its position.

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