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2005-06-02 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Iran Needs to Sort Out Problem With US: Rafsanjani

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Posted by Fred 2005-06-02 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 âThey need to deal with us as equals and renounce their animosity.â

Yeah, right. Lessee'...#1 economy and democracy in the world, #1 military superpower in the world, #1 contributor to the UN's budget (not that that's anything to really brag about), #1 scientific & technical paper producer in the world, #1 in virtually any aspect I can think of vs what - a 3rd World, 7th Century theocracy whose only real attribute is that it sits on top of an ocean of oil, nuclear wannabe', Wahhabi-ridden dictatorship.

How does that make the US and Iran equals?

The animosity is a product of the Ayatollahs and their Revolutionary Guards' rhetoric, not something the US actually did to them. But then, to the Iranian government, it;s always the Great Satan's fault, isn;t it?

Iran needs to be careful that we don;t treat them like the enemy of our interests (and those of our allies) they actually represent or the only equality they'd be likely to receive is the equality of being reduced to a mushroom cloud the size of Nebraska (to misquote a favorite movie).

Equals my American-as$...

Posted by LC FOTSGreg">LC FOTSGreg 2005-06-02 02:45|| 2005-06-02 02:45|| Front Page Top

#2 ..but Washington needed to make the first move.

Bullshit. Oh, and before I forget, Phuque Off.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-06-02 09:52|| 2005-06-02 09:52|| Front Page Top

#3 Washington does need to move on MM.

Posted by gromgorru 2005-06-02 10:34|| 2005-06-02 10:34|| Front Page Top

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