The delicacy of confronting Iran has been underscored by its injection in the last two presidential debates.

But does the U.S. have the power and desire to confront Turkey and Iran?

There has been a tightening of political speech and a general sense of unease around the country as the West confronts Iran over its nuclear program.

But if that means countries confronting North Korea and Iran, as he thinks is essential today, what did it mean for Iraq?

Administration officials say that military force would not be a desirable way to confront North Korea or Iran.

In confronting Iran, he has allowed the European allies to take the lead.

"If he makes that decision, it would be a tremendous sign of weakness and would undermine the confidence of our allies in confronting Iran."

But we can't confront Iran at the moment because we would lose the support of its Arab neighbors and Europe.

Michele Bachmann is guilty of excessive hyperbole in suggesting Obama has changed the course of history by not confronting Iran.

The agency's action is one of the few cases in which reluctant allies have joined Washington's efforts to confront Iran.