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Ahmadinejad rebukes Obama
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Anonymous | 2:00 p.m. June 27, 2009
Theocracies are dangerous.
Cosmo | 2:28 p.m. June 27, 2009
Another "LITTLE TYRANT", that has reservations in Hell! All those that
he has harmed will testify at his trial before God!
Obamaless | 2:34 p.m. June 27, 2009
If Mr. Obama would have any smarts about dealing with the Iranian Mafia it would
be to simply tell Ahmadinejad he's welcome to go down his road of
destruction, as the eyes of the world are upon him and his peasants and
it's going to be either doom and gloom for this regime or learn the correct
way and learn to allow freedom of the press as well as freedom for the Iranian
people.
Come on Obama, you're so soft!!! Step up and fire strong words back, quit trying to walk the fine line. These fanatics in Iran are bad, bad people and you can not negotiate with the Axis of evil, period!
Come on Obama, you're so soft!!! Step up and fire strong words back, quit trying to walk the fine line. These fanatics in Iran are bad, bad people and you can not negotiate with the Axis of evil, period!
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LS | 2:49 p.m. June 27, 2009
Thanks President Obama for supporting those who desire freedom in their country
[Heavy Sarcasm!]. If you haven't yet figured out what Ahmadinejad
represents you will never figure it out.
The Bush Legacy | 2:50 p.m. June 27, 2009
Iranian leaders did not used to act like this at the time Bush was elected.
They may not have been ideal leaders, but they were not threatening the US,
Isreal, etc.
Then Bush started directing his threatening rhetoric towards Iran, grouping them with Iraq and North Korea as the axis of evil. And Bush started a war and took over one of those sovereign nations who had not attacked the US and was not a threat to the US.
Iran's response was to go into defense mode against US aggression and put this whack in power. Now we have an Iran who is threatening aggression towards Isreal and the US out of a defense mode.
This is a perfect example of how George W. Bush's agression towards sovereign nations in the middle east, who were no threat to us, have created enemies and have put the US in a more dangerous situation. Someday, an enemy Bush created will attack our country.
That is the legacy of George W. Bush: making America a more dangerous place.
Good job supporting this clown.
Then Bush started directing his threatening rhetoric towards Iran, grouping them with Iraq and North Korea as the axis of evil. And Bush started a war and took over one of those sovereign nations who had not attacked the US and was not a threat to the US.
Iran's response was to go into defense mode against US aggression and put this whack in power. Now we have an Iran who is threatening aggression towards Isreal and the US out of a defense mode.
This is a perfect example of how George W. Bush's agression towards sovereign nations in the middle east, who were no threat to us, have created enemies and have put the US in a more dangerous situation. Someday, an enemy Bush created will attack our country.
That is the legacy of George W. Bush: making America a more dangerous place.
Good job supporting this clown.
Bobp | 2:51 p.m. June 27, 2009
Ahmadjineded a madman. First Saddam Hussein, now the Iranians. What other
wonders has the Islamic world hold in store for us
Tyrants beware | 3:12 p.m. June 27, 2009
Tyrants everywhere your days are numbered. The internet allows people to see
how the world really works. People know what freedom is and they want it.
Eventually Iran will have freedom it's just a matter of how long.
Anonymous | 3:22 p.m. June 27, 2009
Iran tested missiles and touted US warships during Bush's rein.
RS | 3:35 p.m. June 27, 2009
The person calling themselves "The Bush Legacy" is a great example of
the deplorable lack of historical knowledge in America today. TBL seems to have
forgotten about a little incident in the 70s involving hostages. Since the Shah,
US/Iran relations have been strained at best. Blaming the most recent president
for our relationship flaws with Iran is way off. In fact, most of the problems
we have with the middle east stem from post- imperial difficulites starting in
1945-48, not George Bush. Having said that, maybe Obama can make a positive
difference. It is possible.
Wacko | 3:41 p.m. June 27, 2009
He is truly a deranged little minded, loose cannon. What a laughing stock this
little dictator is. His response will be like all cowards, terrorist theats and
attempts to kill innocent people.
To: the Bush Legacy | 3:44 p.m. June 27, 2009
Bush has been out of office for six months!! Come on Obama now it's your
turn. Step up to the plate and follow through with all the CHANGE you
promised!!! Ahmadinejad isn't going to listen to Obama just like he
wouldn't listen to Bush.
crush this | 3:45 p.m. June 27, 2009
jerk.
@The Bush Legacy | 4:08 p.m. June 27, 2009
"Iranian leaders did not used to act like this at the time Bush was
elected."
You better look up some history on US relationship with Iran prior to Bush vis a vis the Iranian hostage crisis during the Carter presidency. The relationship with Iran has always been tenuous.
You better look up some history on US relationship with Iran prior to Bush vis a vis the Iranian hostage crisis during the Carter presidency. The relationship with Iran has always been tenuous.
"Crushing Response?" | 4:18 p.m. June 27, 2009
Sounds like a threat to me.
Can't reason with dictators. | 4:33 p.m. June 27, 2009
Obama had his chance to support freedom and he sat by calling the Iran election
a "healthy"debate. Now censorship and extermination rule. Obama had a
chance to support freedom and all his did was keep in power a murderer. His
foreign policy is as weak a misguided as his domestic policies.
Yes Bush would have done much better! In fact Obama makes one yearn for the Bush days again.
Yes Bush would have done much better! In fact Obama makes one yearn for the Bush days again.
@Obamaless | 4:37 p.m. June 27, 2009
Yes. That is a good idea. Their "re-elected" president is trying to
blame his fraud on the United States. It is a brilliant idea to play right into
what they are saying and turn us further from diplomacy and helping peace in the
middle east.
@4:33 | 4:42 p.m. June 27, 2009
That is the lamest comment I have ever heard. All Bush did was aggrevate the
situation with Iran further. Obama hasn't had a chance at all (you refuse
to even give him six months apparently).
The response to this man is not a covert op to assasinate the leaders of Iran. That would be the worse thing we could do, but sounds like that is what you are suggesting.
The response to this man is not a covert op to assasinate the leaders of Iran. That would be the worse thing we could do, but sounds like that is what you are suggesting.
@Obamaless | 4:37 p.m. June 27, | 5:01 p.m. June 27, 2009
"It is a brilliant idea to play right into what they are saying and turn us
further from diplomacy and helping peace in the middle east".
Yes, just like I said before, get rid of the Axis of Evil......if you care to go down the road to sleep with the enemy, be my guest!!! Then again, pack that kool-aid with you as well, you'll need it.
Yes, just like I said before, get rid of the Axis of Evil......if you care to go down the road to sleep with the enemy, be my guest!!! Then again, pack that kool-aid with you as well, you'll need it.
Annoying Pest | 6:01 p.m. June 27, 2009
Bring out the fly swatter. This guy's becoming an irritation.
@ RS | 6:53 p.m. June 27, 2009
I agree with your post, and I'd say go back as far as the 1920s to the
problems Europe had with the Middle East.
Dooku | 7:14 p.m. June 27, 2009
I don't think it is fair to point fingers at any political figure both in
the past and present. Conflict has always been part of political agendas. It
is the nature of the beast.
AB | 7:30 p.m. June 27, 2009
Obama will vote "present" with Iran just as his track record with hard
topics show. Hes a coward and we'll see it show as we go on. Heaven help
us.
Free Iran | 7:57 p.m. June 27, 2009
Now Iran is giving the WORLD more reason to intervene. If the US would have
stepped in right away, they would be blaming us for meddling. Now that the world
has seen the US stand back, they can truly see that it is the current leaders of
Iran who are the tyrants.
Don't count out the Iranian people yet. They have seen the truth, they know this is not because of the US like they were lead to believe in years past, and this uprising is far from over. We know that some of the Iranian clerics are divided.
Hopefully the people are able to sway the basiji into abandoning their faciest loyalty to the government and joining the resistance movement. As their economic conditions worsen, the outrage will grow. The Iranian people are strong, well educated, and have had a taste of freedom. They will fight.
Don't count out the Iranian people yet. They have seen the truth, they know this is not because of the US like they were lead to believe in years past, and this uprising is far from over. We know that some of the Iranian clerics are divided.
Hopefully the people are able to sway the basiji into abandoning their faciest loyalty to the government and joining the resistance movement. As their economic conditions worsen, the outrage will grow. The Iranian people are strong, well educated, and have had a taste of freedom. They will fight.
Re: The Bush Legacy | 7:59 p.m. June 27, 2009
Please stop the lame "blame Bush for everything" line. Our problems
with Iran go back even before Carter was pushed around by a bunch of
"college students" who held hostages for 400+ days.
It took us a few days to topple Saddam and we could take this clown out in a matter of days as well.
We need to play hardball with this creep and the jerk in North Korea as well. Remember, we could nuke either one of these countries into oblivion if we wanted to.
It took us a few days to topple Saddam and we could take this clown out in a matter of days as well.
We need to play hardball with this creep and the jerk in North Korea as well. Remember, we could nuke either one of these countries into oblivion if we wanted to.
Just | 8:16 p.m. June 27, 2009
look at the picture behind him. He is nothing but a tyrannical hand puppet.
The best of luck to President Obama in dealing with the wackoes.
Blame Bush | 8:40 p.m. June 27, 2009
Get your licks in now because in 4 years it will be "blame Obama".
Obama strolled into the whitehouse by trashing Bush. THe next President will
stroll in by trashing Obama. Obama is proving to be far worse than Bush ever
was.
Hopefully the next President will actually try reducing the debt, strengthening the dollar and reform the goverment first before spending money we don't have on expensive and ambitous plans with very vague details and little proof that it will actually be efficient and create jobs without losing any. His first 6 months made one heck of an impression on what to expect for the next 3 1/2 years. more of the same.
Hopefully the next President will actually try reducing the debt, strengthening the dollar and reform the goverment first before spending money we don't have on expensive and ambitous plans with very vague details and little proof that it will actually be efficient and create jobs without losing any. His first 6 months made one heck of an impression on what to expect for the next 3 1/2 years. more of the same.
xscribe | 10:14 p.m. June 27, 2009
So far I've seen blame Bush or Blame Obama, but no one has said what
"we" need to do. Can someone please give some substance, especially
those criticizing President Obama, on what exactly America needs to do? Or has
anyone really given any thought to what the ramifications might be if
"you" were president and had to make a decision that would affect not
only America, but the whole world? Seems quite easy to sit back and armchair
quarterback without having to accept the consequences of your actions. So
again, please, someone have the guts to go out on a limb and say what America
needs to do. Because I, quite frankly, am glad I'm not the one having to
make the decisions about Iran and North Korea at the moment.
Voice of Reason | 10:49 p.m. June 27, 2009
Hmm . . . so Obama, how's that Kumbaya Diplomacy thing working out?
Mahmoud dazzled with your amazing diplomatic "eloquence" yet &
warmed up to the US? No? But I thought being "nice" to Ahmadinejad
would get him to be "nice" to us!
Maybe, just maybe, ole' Mahmoud isn't motivated by the us being nice to him. Maybe, just maybe, he's motivated by what advantage he can get over us, regardless of how.
Maybe, just maybe, ole' Mahmoud isn't motivated by the us being nice to him. Maybe, just maybe, he's motivated by what advantage he can get over us, regardless of how.
Why Not? | 11:41 p.m. June 27, 2009
So the whacked-out little Iranian president wants Obama to apologize for
"meddling" in the Iranian election.
Why shouldn't Obama apologize?
He's already apologized to everyone else in the world for America, whether it was deserved or not, so why stop now?......
(Hey DesNews posting police! Come on, post this! This is my second attempt on this comment! You guys believe in free speech, don't you?!?!?!?!?....)
Why shouldn't Obama apologize?
He's already apologized to everyone else in the world for America, whether it was deserved or not, so why stop now?......
(Hey DesNews posting police! Come on, post this! This is my second attempt on this comment! You guys believe in free speech, don't you?!?!?!?!?....)
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, | 11:54 p.m. June 27, 2009
Iran called. They want their country back!
twasn't that good | 12:33 a.m. June 28, 2009
Hey, Why Not? 11:41 - The posting police have held back better comments than
yours. I guess the squeaky wheel gets the grease.
Re: xscribe | 4:53 p.m. June 28, 2009
Good idea asking what "we" can do. Let's start with getting
ourselves off of oil as an energy source. Let's put our nation effort,
just like the moon landing, onto finding a viable replacement for oil.
Drilling our own oil is just a stopgap measure and would only delay the real solution while the Japanese and northern Europeans make technology advances.
Let's start by reducing our current demand by requiring 35 miles a gallon for every passenger vehicle sold in the USA and investing heavily in public transport. "We" can all do our part by walking, biking and car pooling starting today.
If we reduce or eliminate our dependence on oil the instable regions of the world where oil is mostly found will be irrelevant to our interests.
Who knows, we might even have a cleaner environment and smaller behinds ourselves. I see no downside.
Drilling our own oil is just a stopgap measure and would only delay the real solution while the Japanese and northern Europeans make technology advances.
Let's start by reducing our current demand by requiring 35 miles a gallon for every passenger vehicle sold in the USA and investing heavily in public transport. "We" can all do our part by walking, biking and car pooling starting today.
If we reduce or eliminate our dependence on oil the instable regions of the world where oil is mostly found will be irrelevant to our interests.
Who knows, we might even have a cleaner environment and smaller behinds ourselves. I see no downside.
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, 3rd left, and head of Iran's judiciary Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi, center, attend during a ceremony of judiciary in Tehran, Iran on Saturday.
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