re: #448 Killgore Trout

I assume you checked the quote and the context/nuance? I just don’t trust the reporting anymore. It’s so easy to cause a right wing flip out that I think the press is intentionally pushing slightly bogus stories.

Here’s the quote/context:

“What I do believe is that Iran has legitimate energy concerns, legitimate aspirations,” Obama said, adding that the international community also “has a very real interest” in preventing a nuclear arms race.

The president has indicated a willingness to seek deeper international sanctions against Tehran if it does not respond positively to U.S. attempts to open negotiations on its nuclear program. Obama has said Tehran has until the end of the year to show it wants to engage with Washington.