Apparently, Obama sounded like Bush in his speech before the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee pressing on the fact that Iran is a grave threat and the military option is “on the table” to deal with Iran’s nuclear program. It was a complete departure from what he expressed earlier, where he showed willingness to meet Iranian leaders and other American adversaries “without preconditions”.

He said:
“I have no interest in sitting down with our adversaries just for the sake of talking. [A]s president of the United States, I would be willing to lead tough and principled diplomacy with the appropriate Iranian leaders at a time and place of my choosing if and only if it can advance the interest of the United States. That is my position. I want to be absolutely clear. I will do everything in my power to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, everything in my power to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon – everything.”