Another Obama campaign talking point (“Bush is just fearmongering!”) bites the dust, as his administration faces reality: U.S. now sees Iran as pursuing nuclear bomb.

Reporting from Washington — Little more than a year after U.S. spy agencies concluded that Iran had halted work on a nuclear weapon, the Obama administration has made it clear that it believes there is no question that Tehran is seeking the bomb.

In his news conference this week, President Obama went so far as to describe Iran’s “development of a nuclear weapon” before correcting himself to refer to its “pursuit” of weapons capability.

Obama’s nominee to serve as CIA director, Leon E. Panetta, left little doubt about his view last week when he testified on Capitol Hill. “From all the information I’ve seen,” Panetta said, “I think there is no question that they are seeking that capability.”

And there’s almost no chance that Obama is going to stop them.

Also see:
Soccer Dad: A high degree of confidence
Hot Air: Just a reminder: Obama doesn’t believe the sham NIE on Iran either
Israel Matzav: But is it too late?
Mere Rhetoric: US Spy Agencies: Actually, It Turns Out That Iran Is Developing Nukes (UPDATE: Obama On The NIE: ‘Bush Continues To Not Let Facts Get In The Way Of His Ideology’)