US presidential candidate Barak Obama has been talking hard-line about Iran, and he has also called for more pragmatism toward Russia. During his recent tour of the Middle East, Mr. Obama called for tough diplomacy toward Tehran, which plans to defend its soil from potential air attacks by anti-air missiles supplied by Moscow. Potential attacks by Israeli or US air forces are likely due Irans nuclear program, seen as a precursor to Tehrans nuclear arms.
Senator Obama, the presumptive nominee of the US Democratic Party, tends to say and make contradictory promises. He has been reprimanded among others by his erstwhile supporters for reneging on some of most liberal promises

Sen. Barack Obama's trip to the Middle East and Europe must be considered a political success.
If nothing else, the Democrat's meetings with numerous world leaders and the Europeans' reaction to his tour show that he is confident and welcomed on the world stage.
00,000 people, Mr. Obama at one point called for Germany and Europe to increase its role in helping fight the Taliban and al-Qaida along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. That and his cry for more European involvement in opposing Iran's nuclear program did not inspire much applause.

By MARK LEIBOVICH WASHINGTON — Senator Barack Obama has stood before a lectern adorned with a faux presidential seal. The campaigns of Senators Barack Obama

by FOXNews.com John McCain said Friday he thinks Barack Obama’s proposed timetable for withdrawal in Iraq is on the right track, even though the Arizona