About that new kind of politics

Is the U.S. fighting "a war on terror,'' as Bush likes to call it?

"Absolutely,'' Obama tells O'Reilly.

Who are the enemies of the U.S.?

"Al Qaeda, the Taliban, a whole host of networks that are bent on attacking America who have a distorted ideology who have perverted the faith of Islam,'' Obama replies, "and so we have to go after them."

On the question of military action against Iran: "It is unacceptable for Iran to possess a nuclear weapon; it would be a game changer...

"I would never take military action off the table."

[From Obama: Iraq surge 'beyond dreams': The Swamp]