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Ahmadinejad: We can better lead the world
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Published: 14.09.06, 07:37
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61. response to #28
Tim ,   Washington, USA   (09.14.06)
The ignorant won't leave and the tolerant won't do anything about it--problem grows. Become intolerant of the ignorant and get rid of them--problem solved.
62. Ahmadinejad should moderate his language!
Robert Birdsall ,   Ocean County, USA   (09.14.06)
Ahmadinejad must sincerely apologize for and retract his statement re: his belief that a certain nation in his region should be wiped off the map... In the meantime, he (and by extension his country) should be considered the primary threat. It is unacceptable for any nation to support terrorists. It is unacceptable for any nation to state that another nation should be wiped off the map. And it is unacceptable for a nation that supports terrorists, wants to wipe another nation off the face of the earth, to develop nuclear weapons!
63. Iranian Nukes
Sebastian ,   NYC   (09.14.06)
I totally support preventing Iran, or any other country other than the ones already nuclear from getting them. Our problem is that the reason that Iran and North Korea are in a frenzy in trying to get them, is because they realize that they have zero chance of defeating the US militarily, and the only real deterrence they have is to go nuclear. We need to make it explicit to any nation state if they provide nukes to a terrorist group and we connect the dots, every city in your country is gone. I seriously doubt any nation state would ever supply nukes to a group knowing this and people like Ahmadinejad may make nonsensical statements but I think they are playing to the local / regional audience and politics, and they are not stupid. The real nuclear problem is the 22,000 Russian nukes that we need to help them safeguard as the country is both bankrupt and corrupt.
64. Ahmadinejad the puppeteer
Frank ,   Illinois, USA   (09.14.06)
I give Iran 6 months to one year to effect the purchase and transport of enough enriched uranium from North Korea to complete the device/s that will take out Tel Aviv, London, NYC or Jerusalem compliments of their subsequent "gift" to Hezbollah, Al Quaeda, Hamas and the rest of the Islamofascists. As it will be the act of “stateless terrorism, the Western civilizations will be in a quandary as to who to strike back at, allowing Iran and their allies (who he is lining up now) time to consolidate their victory. This will ignite the third world war that will make all of the current blather a moot point as it won't matter anymore because isolationism will not be an option. It will be the final proof of the Bush doctrine, either you are one the side of the people who love and who have died for the cause of freedom, or you will be on the side of those who will annihilate millions to deny the rest of us ours. The choice is ours to make, even now...Good luck and God bless us all.....
65. #38
John ,   Seattle,WA.   (09.14.06)
1994 WTC BOMBING,CLINTON DID NOTHING.1996 EMBASSY BOMBINGS,CLINTON DID NOTHING.2002 USS COLE BOMBED,17 AMERICANS LOST THEIR LIVES,CLINTON DID NOTHING.HIS EYES WERE CLOSED THEN.
66. Shut Up Rustum 19
Jewish American ,   USA   (09.14.06)
The only war mongering thats being done is by Iran and thier fascist leader. It is sad to see that Europe did not learn anything from WW2 because this nut has so many simliarities to hitler. He pushes and pushes and what does Europe do, they appease, they avoid, they do not confront. Since you seem to be highly learned on the topic as I can see, Islam/Muslims are not the enemy here. It is the Islamo-fascists that preach hatred, intolerance, and world domination who are the enemy. Fascist dictators that use Islam as a medium for brodcasting thier war like messages. As much as you might want to believe, Iran does not want peace in the world, they do not want to work with the West when the West can offer so much. But this hatred he and the rest of these fascists have runs deep. I do not believe that war should be the solution, and I did hope that a diplomatic solution could have been agreed upon. But it does not seem that Iran, Syria, Hezbollah, or the rest of the nuts only want war. If they TRULEY wanted peace, we would have had it a looooong time ago. So next time you call someone a war monger, look to see who you are defending. Read the Crisis of Islam by Dr. Bernard Lewis, you might learn something about who you are defending.
67. Thane
Ace ,   Dayton, Oh   (09.14.06)
You must be kidding. How old are you? I suspect no one over 10 could see things as diluted as you. Israel is the cause of much of the strife? Dig you head out of the sand (or some other dark place) and wake up. The Israelis tried to work it out. They gave back Gaza, and the West Bank and what did that gain them? It just put the enemy closer to their front door.
68. Iran
vman00040 ,   brooklyn usa   (09.14.06)
The man is an idiot. He nuclear trump card will soon be erased with the reactors are destroyed. We need to take him out by supporting the students who crave for western democracy. Its a shame we did not do a better job in Iraq. However 160,000 troops wont need far travel to shut him up for good.
69. Idiot
Patton ,   usa   (09.14.06)
are you retarded go to iran and see how they recieve you what an idiot USA best place to live in the world even with its many faults
70. #17
David ,   Delafield, USA   (09.14.06)
Clinton CAUSED this issue with Iran by being weak while we were attacked over and over. Your liberals, you will appease your way to a nuclear war!
71. Politics of Iran > Politics of U.S
Sam S ,   Madison, Wi   (09.14.06)
This isn't that difficult guys. The Iranians even by the standards of our own myopic propaganda meastro J. Negroponte are several years away, at least, from obtaining nuclear weapons capabilities. And ofcourse the fact, or non-fact, being overwhelming overlooked in today's political dialouge is if the Iranians are truly attempting to build an atomic bomb. There is no even mildly conclusive evidence to this effect. What's more, people making racist, zionist jibs about Iran likely have little to no knowledge of the history of U.S coups and other illegal and grossly immoral interferences in Iran. Why should they trust us? The simple answer is they shouldn't, and their empathetic outreach to nations not in the Western fold exhibits an honest attempt to establish a useful counter-weight to American Imperialism. If you folks don't belief American Imperialism exists and is bad for every country that challenges it and often worse for countries that condone it, I would suggest widening your news and historical horizons beyond the Drudge Report, Fox News and Church.
72. #25
Sean ,   Ottawa Canada   (09.14.06)
I think you need to clear the water out of your ears!
73. this should do it
(09.14.06)
"paranoid conservatives voicing liked ideas in a biased medium..." yeah sounds about right.
74. Politics of Iran > Politics of U.S.
Karl ,   New Jersey   (09.14.06)
Iran was not as bad as it is now until your liberal god Jimmy Carter (worst President ever) screwed it all up. It is liberal appeasers like you who will get us all killed by giving the benefit of the doubt to racist terrorist tyrants like Ahmadinejad.
75. Sam
Kev ,   Jersey, USA   (09.14.06)
Well if you believe that there politics are so much better pack you bags and your cheese hat, convert to Islam and head on over to Iran. You state American Imperialism, what do you have to say about that wanting and entirely Islamic world? Funny thing is, most of the population in Iran supposedly doesn't even like their own government, but they don't have to courage or the means to stand up for themselves. But you go ahead and believe whatever you want, I guess I'll just keep reading Foxnews.
76. Eric in London, You are absolutely correct.
Steve ,   Tucson, Arizona   (09.14.06)
Ahmadinejad should take his own advice. What an idiot.
77. flying BACK FROM Cuba
Metalpuppet ,   OKC, USA   (09.14.06)
Israel should pay attention to when he flys back from Cuba and have some aircraft waiting to invite him to an Israel air base for face to face negotiations. He said he was available and ready for new conditions.
78. IRAN
Reality ,   UK   (09.14.06)
Eric in london: Be careful who you protect, you will die a violent death by his hand.
79. Time to get real
us ,   cochranville, pa   (09.14.06)
One might ask what the "shelf-life" of an Iranian nuke would be. Maybe all the fervor about Islamist rule for the world is western propaganda and corporate-fascist warmongering? Or just maybe we all will be forced to convert or die. Of course it could never come to this. But it gives new meaning to the term "expiration date"
80. Who should tone down the rhetoric?
Jeff ,   Atlanta, Georgia, US   (09.14.06)
It's amazing President A. can make a statement such as "The American leaders should prefer to not speak in an angry fashion" when he himself makes statements that threaten the destruction of Israel and ignores the U.N. Security Council. He sounds like a 21st Century version of Hitler. So who will step up to play Chamberlain?
81. Can't spell Ahmadinejad without "MAD"
MG ,   Washington, DC   (09.14.06)
This is piece of work. Can't anyone see it for what it is??
82. Rustom London
Mark ,   United States   (09.14.06)
Wow...I still cant believe in a rational thought that there are people in this world like "you"....and yet we call you an ally?.......I guess you must be kin to Chaimberlin?...LMAO...what a freak
83. to # 59.
Ro ,   Austin, TX   (09.14.06)
Uh I hate to break it to you AI in Houston but Judaism & Christianity were around before Islam so they have first dibs on Jerusalem if any one does. Jeez are you guys that dense?
84. #82
Kev ,   Jersey, USA   (09.14.06)
He may be wrong for thinking that we can "talk" our way out of this problem, however the writer he is referring to really does sound like an idiot. It's funny though, it would be nice to see Europe stand up to this problem instead of everyone crying for the United States to take the first steps.
85. Iran
X Factor ,   USA   (09.14.06)
Why don't we talk to him? I don't think he will bomb anyone. If he does he loses his country in about 1 hour's time. He knows that. Israel has a nuke or two, as does Pakistan and India. Who cares
86. iran wants to lead the world
suzanne ,   united states   (09.14.06)
this sort of statement is likely to lead to his assassination, by this "friends". THEY want to lead the world. while they are united on the strategy, they are not united on the outcome. if something happens, the united states, israel, jews in general will be blamed. how can i make such a prediction? it's just that the arab world ALWAYS blames everyone else and never themselves. you have many trained to blow people up but hardly any to run the water department. governments will deal with terrorism in their own countries, but the countries in the worst danger are themselves. the mideast has a population that needs to import products and have little to sell on the international market except oil. the middle east would not like to see a world united to save itself. we are not there yet, but i'd say that we could be there soon.
87. The rest of the world
Gator06 ,   USA   (09.15.06)
You people have zero concept of how the world should be run,especially the EUROTRASH,we ( the US) have saved the rest of you ungrateful bastards numerous times,yes my family goes back many military generations,I am proud to be an "American" and based on immigration ,so do many others wish to be and yes I have spent many years in other countries.You dont like our policies,well dont ask for our help ! We dont want or need you 3rd world "armpit of civilization people tp tell us how to conduct ourselves,we are far from perfect,but I wouldnt trade places with any of you backwards,socialist whining people. And it is as simple as right and wrong !
88. Bill Clinton could have handled this?
Sara ,   Atlanta, GA   (09.14.06)
Bill Clinton did handle this with his eyes closed - while he was busy with who's under his desk. It's the reasons bin Ladin is still alive.
89. #85
Chris ,   Memphis, TN   (09.15.06)
The real problem is he is an apocalytpic nutcase who has openly stated he wants to hasten the return of whatever imam (i think they're on 9) to start the apocalypse, so he doesn't care if they get nuked... I guess they think Muhammad will protect them. Also, he was a part of the taking of the American Embassy hostages in '79, so when he makes his little trip to the UN we should arrest him and send him to Gitmo.
90. The world will be better if ...
veli ekber ,   türkiye   (09.15.06)
Nuclear weapon power USA = over 1600 nuclear heads Israel = over 75 nuclear heads. Iran = 0 and there are other 27 countries with nuclear weapon, is this fair ?
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