Posted on 09/19/2008 11:43:23 AM PDT by llevrok
UNITED NATIONS - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad put Barack Obama on the spot Thursday, offering to debate with both U.S. presidential candidates when he arrives at the United Nations next week . Obama said early in his campaign that, as president, he would be prepared to meet the leaders of U.S. foes such as Iran and Syria. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says he'll gladly debate Barack Obama and John McCain. The statement sparked a sharp rebuke from Republican candidate John McCain, who argued it showed the Illinois senator's inexperience in knowing how to deal with recalcitrant leaders on the world stage. Leading UN powers have been in a standoff with Iran over that country's refusal to roll back its nuclear ambitions, which the United States and its allies believe are aimed at producing a nuclear bomb. Canada has also led criticism at the UN of Iran's human rights record, which two leading monitoring groups said in a report Thursday had reached "new lows" since Ahmadinejad became president in August 2005. "I am ready to have a televised debate over global issues with U.S. presidential nominees at the United Nations," Ahmadinejad told Press TV, Iran's state-run satellite news network. He also dismissed the possibility of Israeli military action against Iran, and said the UN's headquarters should be moved out of the U.S. Ahmadinejad spoke ahead of a meeting Friday of six world powers that have offered Iran incentives to freeze uranium enrichment, which has the potential of producing fuel for nuclear-bomb production. The U.S. and its allies want to impose ever-increasing sanctions. "Those who want to impose sanctions are demonstrating their helplessness," Ahmadinejad said. A spokesman for Obama's campaign did not return a call for comment on whether the democratic presidential candidate would be willing to meet with the Iranian leader.
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Kumbaya, Lord, Kumbaya....
Hoist meet Petard
“Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says he’ll gladly debate John McCain or Barack Obama’s TelePrompter...”
Little Barry is a sheep among wolves.
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I finally agree with him on something.
“...and said the UN’s headquarters should be moved out of the U.S”
I couldn’t agree with Imadinnerjacket more...........
Obama dropped himself in the poopoo with that didnt he.
In July of 2007, Barack Obama was asked by a video questioner: “Would you be willing to meet separately, without precondition, during the first year of your administration, in Washington or anywhere else, with the leaders of Iran, Syria, Venezuela, Cuba and North Korea?.....”
“I would,” he answered.
Why is that nutjob involving John McCain in this? Obama’s your man, idiot.
He won’t even face hannity. How will he face the nutjob? Other than the fact that hussein and nutjob agree on most things.
Obama and the Iranian will embrace.
Literally.
He also dismissed the possibility of Israeli military action against Iran, and said the UN’s headquarters should be moved out of the U.S. ............................ It just goes to show you even a busted Clock is right twice a day.
Didn’t he also say that we did not need to worry about Iran because it is such a small country?
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