We have crippled Iraq- Iran's chief rival. Why would Obama think Iran has to respond to a peace gesture? They can wait us out. Besides, the new administration is undercutting Israel.
On Mar 21, 7:57�pm, "Mrs. Rabbit" <[email protected]> wrote: > Khamenei knows Obama is full of bolonga and that's a scary thought. > OMG, Change we can believe in?? �My arse, it's more of the same ole > crap, just a different arse in charge! �<rolling eyes> > > Iran's supreme leader has dismissed overtures from the US president, > saying Tehran does not see any change in US policy under Barack > Obama's administration. > > Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a speech on Saturday that there could > be no change in US-Iran relations unless Obama puts an end to US > hostility towards Iran and brings "real changes" in US foreign policy. > > He made the remarks in a televised speech in the city of Mashhad to > mark the Iranian New Year. > > Commenting on Obama's videotaped offer of a "new beginning" in > relations between the two countries, Khamenei said Iran has yet to see > any change in Washington's attitude towards it. > > "They chant the slogan of change but no change is seen in practice. We > haven't seen any change," he said. > > Khamenei criticised US behaviour towards Iran since its 1979 Islamic > revolution, saying that the US was "hated in the world" and should > stop interfering in other countries' internal affairs. > > He asked how Obama could congratulate Iranians on the new year while > the US continues to accuse the country of supporting terrorism and > seeking nuclear weapons. > > Saying that a change of US words was not enough, Khamenei said: �"We > will watch and we will judge ... You change, our behaviour will > change." > > Nuclear disagreement > > The US is at odds with Iran over its nuclear programme, which > Washington says is aimed at building atomic weapons, while Tehran > insists it is for the peaceful generation of electricity. > > It is also concerned over Iran's missile-development efforts. > > The US cut off diplomatic ties with Iran during the 1979-1981 hostage > crisis, in which a group of Iranian students held 52 US diplomats > hostage at the American embassy for 444 days. > > Read > more:http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2009/03/200932184033678481... --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
