http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/06/obama-challenges-republicans-on-iran/?hp

Finally.

" “This is not a game,” Mr. Obama said during a news conference at the White House timed to coincide with Super Tuesday voting in the Republican primaries in a number of crucial states. "

That bit stirs a melancholy irony with sarcasm in my brain. "Super Tuesday" is entirely too close to "Super Bowl".

"countenance Iran getting a nuclear weapon"

I thought that meant a facial expression?

But it does mean other stuff too, says dictionary.com.

He didn't say the ELECTION wasn't a game.  Just that using the election to threaten bombing Iran was irresponsible.