Recently, President Obama, explaining the urgency of
reaching- and ratifying- a nuclear accord with Iran, essentially said that it
is either this agreement right now, or it’ll be war
eventually. Those, he stated, were “the only options.”
The only options? Doubting the veracity of
this claim, this reporter diligently scoured the historical record for
precedent. Here is what I found, and now pass along to you, my loyal reader:
“Michelle,
you need to either accept my proposal, or it’s war. Those are the only
options.”- Barack Obama, years ago, on
bended knee, proposing marriage to Michelle Robinson.
“Premier
Gorbachev, either we sign off on the INF (Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces)
Treaty…or it’s war. Those are the only options.”- What Ronald Reagan did not say to Michael Gorbachev during negotiations on that landmark
agreement.
“Either
we sign this treaty today, or it’s war all around. Those are the only two
options.”- Representatives of the Cook
Islands, Tonga, and Vanuatu to American representatives during late stages of
negotiations on the South Pacific Tuna Treaty of 1988.
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