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| Iran says it's ready to help US on Iraq |
| 2006-11-27 |
| Iran said it is willing to help Washington calm Iraq's escalating sectarian violence if the US drops its "bullying" policy toward Tehran, but denied organizing a summit with the leaders of Iraq and Syria to discuss the troubles in its neighboring country. Hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Iran is "ready to help" the United States, saying the Americans are "trapped in a quagmire" in Iraq. "The Iranian nation is ready to help you to get out of the quagmire - on condition that you resume behaving in a just manner and avoid bullying and invading," he said Sunday while addressing members of the Basij paramilitary group, which is affiliated with Iran's Revolutionary Guard. The White House, which is under pressure at home and abroad to approach Iran and Syria for help with Iraq, played down Ahmadinejad's offer. "The Iranians have made comments similar to this in the past. There's nothing new there," State Department spokeswoman Julie Reside said in Washington. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 I bet Ahmadiwhackjob never even knew the word quagmire until he heard it from Kennedy. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2006-11-27 15:23 |
| #3 Does bombing count as invading? Depends on whether Clinton or Bush is doing it... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2006-11-27 15:18 |
| #2 So we talk to Syria and Iran. Baker doesn't think talking to our enemies is "appeasing" and he could be right. So we tell them about supply lines leading from Syria and Iran into Iraq. And then we tell them that they are going to disappear right-quick. And then we tell them we'd appreciate their help in making that happen, though it won't be strictly necessary. |
| Posted by: eLarson 2006-11-27 15:15 |
| #1 Does bombing count as invading? |
| Posted by: gorb 2006-11-27 02:07 |