Posted on 09/15/2014 7:55:04 AM PDT by Brad from Tennessee
PARIS –Iran has rejected a U.S. appeal to join a global fight against Islamic State militants, the country’s top religious and political figure said Monday, as Western and Arab diplomats gathered to frame strategies against the terror network that controls large areas of Iraq and Syria.
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said Iran refused the American request because of Washington’s “evil intentions,” the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency reported.
Reuters quoted Khamenei as telling Iran’s state television that the American request was “hollow and self-serving,” echoing Iran’s claims that Western nations are seeking to expand their influence in the region as part of the Islamic State battles.
The United States did not deny the outreach and said discussions with Iran will continue — underscoring Iran’s influence in the region but also showing the political complexities of bringing Iran into the emerging international alliance against the Islamic State. . .
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So how many people are in this “coalition”?
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Well, so much for a coalition.
Let ISIS (Saudi Arabia) and Iran duke it out.
It’s been a long time coming.
He was probably referring to ObamaCare.
Why on earth would we ‘team up’ with Iran on anything? They are state sponsors of terror...including in Iraq.
WE DON’T WANT TO AND SHOULD NOT TEAM WITH THEM EITHER.
I think in fact the Ayatollah referred to it as, in their language “unclean” intentions. I had a bitter laugh at that - pointing as it does to the utter feckless character of Slow Bo.
That is odd, as I thought Iran said “okey-dokey” a few days ago? Makes me think Obama etc don’t know know what they are doing.
The Clown Prince nobama administration announced a coalition of 40 countries. So now there are 39? Name them. What a bunch of chronic liars.
Iran should rethink this. I mean really, I bet Bammy’s plan would include allowing hundreds, if not thousands, of militant Iranians to come over here to train with our weapons and tactics then by some magic just assimilate into our society and not be required to actually go home. In other words government sponsored sleeper cells for free.
Did Obama make even one phone call before he jumped in front of a camera and made an ass out of our nation once AGAIN?
Wow this guy is freaking clueless.
And lest someone try to say he’s doing this on purpose, this guy is feeling the heat from sagging poling numbers.
This is getting to be embarrassing even for him.
He does plan to leave the presidency. And when he has, he wants to be seen as a world renowned intellect.
Good luck with that Bath House...
As long as Obama remains POTUS....there will be no “real” coalition, ever!!! Why? Simple: Obama is the biggest lie teller in the entire universe!!! No one that heads any nation in this world, with a sane functioning brain, believes a word he says or utters!!! Democrats had a chance, earlier in this year to force obama to resign...but they have hung in there with the “Adoree of The Muslim Brotherhood” Obama. the determined would be destroy of the USA!!!
Folks...if ya have any brains at all....come November 4, 2014, election day....you will cast your votes against every single Democrat running for elective office...and destroy the current “traitor” Democrat Party, politically. Otherwise...you can kiss the USA and your freedom goodby, forever....and for your kiddies....too!!! LOL!!!
“Kerry said Monday that Saudi King Abdullah had told him that if Iran attended Monday’s session, the Saudis would boycott. The United Arab Emirates had drawn the same line, Kerry said.” — tantrums, rivalries, tit for tat.. Khamenei’s pushback is for same reason as Saudi Abdullah’s if iran joined.
Just hit them with 1000 sorties and then stop. Let the Sunnis and Shittes and Iranians and Iraqis and Syrians and Turks and Saudis kill each other off.
No shite? Really. WOW!! What a shocker!!!
Stop the presses, this just in, water is still wet!!!
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