May 21, 2008 ... Obama's response to that has essentially amounted to, Yeah, I said I'd ... " Obviously, Iran isn't a superpower and doesn't possess the military power the  Soviet Union had. But that does not mean that the threat posed by Iran is  insignificant. ... but the threat the government of Iran poses is anything but 'tiny.' ".
May 19, 2008 ... "Iran, Cuba, Venezuela, these countries are tiny compared to the Soviet Union.  They don't pose a serious threat to us the way the Soviet Union posed a threat to  us,” Obama said. Obama's ... They might not be a superpower, but the threat the  Government of Iran poses is anything but "'tiny.'".
May 20, 2008 ... They might not be a superpower, but the threat the Government of Iran poses is  anything but "tiny."" As McCain noted, Obama said that the ...
But as Assad clung to power, Obama's resistance to direct intervention only grew.  ... Obama would say privately that the first task of an American president in the ...  not unrelated to Israel's security, the threat posed by a nuclear-armed Iran. .... He  had his doubts at that point, but he knew that if he was going to do anything, ...
Aug 5, 2015 ... They warned that Iran would receive a windfall to support terrorism. ... I've had to  make a lot of tough calls as President, but whether or not this deal is good ...  Third, a number of critics say the deal isn't worth it because Iran will get ... helps  us effectively confront the immediate and lethal threat posed by ISIL.
Iran "might not be a superpower, but the threat the government of Iran poses is anything but 'tiny,'" as Obama says.