Ahmadinejad: I'd Sit Down With Obama And McCain

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday challenged the candidates vying for the US presidency to a debate and called for "fundamental change" in the next US government.

Ahmadinejad said he would be willing to meet with Democratic candidate Barack Obama, who has taken fire from his opponents over his offer to talk -- if elected president -- with the leaders of several US foes including Iran.

"I announce my readiness to meet with all the (US presidential) candidates of the United States in front of the media," the Iranian president told a press conference at the D8 summit of developing nations.

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Comments

[Raymondf]

Non-Issue won't accomplish a thing, He is a tyrant, and won't agree with anything.

[sharonh]

Personally I liked Ms. Clinton's take on this--she would not do him the honor of her presence but engage in low-level talks.

[southafrica4obama]

That's why she lost

[RaWash]

nice move on his part, and will certainly embarrass McCain, thank you

his personal weblog: http://www.ahmadinejad.ir/, and he allows negative criticism, which is more than can be said about any American politician up to this point

[Rozier33]

I LOVE LOVE LOVE Ahmandinehad!!!!

[jupitor]

Some one said," keep your friends close, and your enemies even closer"! How do you suppose that wall got tore down? How do you suppose they got N. Korea to distroy their Nuclear plant? Talk my friends does work! Even when it turns into negotiations instead of just talking, it work's! So people say what you will about Ahmandinehad----------If he wants to talk----------let's do it! We know he has little power. But he's a steping stone to the leader, and it's one step closer to a goal! I like quotes a lot, and my mom said this one, " One step at a time my girl get you closer to your goal and success"! So if we must take baby steps toward peace, Let's do it! We must start some where, and this is better than no steps toward peace at all, now isn't it! I'lm hopeful, and I think maybe Obama will lead us in a new foriegn direction to obtain peace, Because Bush's way sure isn't working, an we need a new successful formula and soon!

[robXdion]

OK, he's a figure of state and he doesn't want to engage in private discussions like a sensible "leader", but he wants a combative debate so he can prove something?

This man is a headcase, and this will only lead to a ravaged Iranian countryside. They better put this chihuahua back on his leash.

[notthistime]

wtf???? Where in this article did it state that he wants a combative debate so he can prove something?

[Phil123]

OK Ahmadinejad, but there are preconditions:

When you talk to Obama, you can't bring up Reverend Wright or Rager Ailes or Tony Rescoe or real estate deals in Chicago or what Michelle said or his flip flop on the war or his ears or his middle name or his energy position or... well, anything of substance. Stick to sports, the weather, your favorite TV shows. Keep it light, like Obama.

Got that Ahmed? We mean it!

[IRepTheKing]

And what policies/ real issues were you calling yourself mocking?

[Harrygton]

If we had listened to Jimmy Carter 30 years ago... the Middle East would be just what it really is: a lot of sand where nomadic tribes subsisted for thousands of years! It is our dependence on their oil that has given rise to their current relevancy! Reagan and the Globalist Necons are the real traitors and the enemy from within that that is destroying America in their quest for the British holy grail of manifest destiny!

[DesertLight]

And you really think this or is this a transcript from some hippified ex 60's professor that majored in psychodelics.

[Harrygton]

This is not American Idol! Stick to text messaging your p*mply, b*chy girlfriends!

[Peddler]

If you want to see what "pure evil" looks like..........look into his eyes......I have seen that look a thousand times over in mental institutions........he lives by the sword......and that is how you deal with this individual........by the sword.

[notthistime]

nonsense

[Harrygton]

You must be an inmate!

[DesertLight]

Ahmad-inejad Ki-lled Kenny!

[mergina]

THANK YOU. Now let us all pray or hope that our idiot sheriff from Crawford does not bomb the crap out of you.

[walk0nwalls]

Still doesn't matter because he HAS NO POWER.

[macknn]

Liberals are trying to save the world but religious zealots are trying to destroyed, be it christians or muslims.

[DesertLight]

Round them all up and let's put an end to all this nonsense.

[poco767b]

Is there a monster that America created, that hasn't come back to bite them? America destabilized Iran and created the perfect breading ground for the current leaders.

[luvangelHussein330]

the CIA creating Al-quadea via Osama to defeat the Russian invasion in the 80's...that certainly came back to bite us

[DesertLight]

that is twice we've agreed today....I am starting to feel a bit faint.

[Truthfighter1]

oh...oh... He's so scary, the Repub's say he's a monster,uh uh.... i'm scared. We give this clown more prop's than he deserves, someone needs to talk to him to put him in his place. He's just the little nerdy kid that everyone picked on in class and now he is mad at the World.

On another note the Governement responded to Iraq's Prime Ministers request to have a plan for US withdrawl drawn up, they said we will leave when things are better on the ground. So we are definetly now occupiers of a Soverign Nation, no doubt about it. The truth is about to come out in the coming weeks, the truth of why we really went to Iraq. I just wish they would tell the truth and stop playing games. Everyone in America knows why we are there...OIL!!!

[truthynesslover]

He also wanted to sit down with condi rice but she LIED and said she never got the memo.One of her staff finked on her and said she had read it.Nice!

[DesertLight]

That was a missed opportunity. I bet Ri-ce's boss wouldn't let that happen. Yet, Ahmad-inejad will turn it into a media pr0paganda circus anyway.

[hank48188]

Jimmy Carter was the one who missed a opportunity to do the right thing in 1978. Iran kidnapped those American and held them for 444 days and Carter did nothing.

[DesertLight]

That was a missed opportunity. I bet Rice's boss wouldn't let that happen. Yet, Ahmadinejad will turn it into a media propaganda circus anyway.