You either have a civil society or you dont.
Nobody wants any country to have nuclear weapons.
I have, as you know, the utmost respect for President Obama as a person.
I still believe that any country understands that if they use nuclear weapons, they will be wiped out of existence. They could be irrational in many ways, but I don't think they're irrational to the point that they're ready to annihilate their own country.
How can you run for president if you dont know the job description?
If a huge number of people call for change, the government will have to react. If you want to avoid uprisings, or demonstrations, you need to respond to the peoples desperate need for change.