Iran "Not Quite Friendly" or "Foe"

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Syria harbors evildoers
Despite the Syrian government's continued denials, U.S. officials were adamant Wednesday that Farouk Hijazi, former chief of Saddam Hussein's Mukhabbarat intelligence service, is in Syria.

Don't Start None Won't Be None
In the first official Iranian comment on U.S. claims that Syria was hosting members of Saddam Hussein's regime, Khatami said the rhetoric was a "bluff" and that Iran would support Syria if attacked.

"Syria is on the front line against Zionist pressures, defending the cause of the Palestinian nation, freedom and peace in the region. We will defend Syria but it doesn't mean we will engage in military confrontation," he said.

Khatami said the United States must learn to respect other nations and live with them in peace.

"Their [U.S.] interests also require that they give up (bullying) methods and live with the world in peace," he said.

Khatami called on the United States to avoid tension with Iran.

"We have big problems with America. But we don't welcome tensions either. If we feel they are changing their behavior, then a new situation may emerge (in our relations)," he said.

I wonder who the Ayatollah was cheering for . . .

Meanwhile, Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the failure of the Iraqi Republican Guards in defending their country against U.S.-led coalition forces would remain "an eternal disgrace," state-run Tehran television reported.

"The world always pays tribute to defenders who resist, even if they are defeated by the enemy, but is ashamed of their humiliating surrender," the television quoted Khamenei as saying.

No love . . . homey gets JDAM tattooed to his forehead and he gets no love . . .

 

[Jimbo]

Iran=Foe.

Sometimes a smarter foe than most of the rest of the ME countries, but a foe none-the-less.
Their government must parish. So it is written, so it shall be done.

 

[SnapIT]

Iran=on the list..

 

[Pers]

a foe...?

this is about the most retarded thing ever...

the only foe is bush.

 

[Alistar7]

What is the point of this when Iran has already extended an olive branch to the US?
They have also signaled a willingness to allow international inspection of their nuclear capability, probably because Saddam's man told them how easy it is to hide form the UN, lol.
Seriously, we are not going into Iran, their change in govt. will be internal, and soon.

 

[syzygy]

What is the point of this when iran has extended an olive branch to the US

bush extended a branch of sumac to khatami with his 'axis of evil' remark. khatami returns
the love with one his own jibes.

khatami, if you recall, is the reformer. he needs to keep his regime credentials polished.
every so often he has to chime in with a publicly aired salvo aimed at america, otherwise
the suspcision harbored by the bad mulllahs may metastasize into action against him or his
growing support base.

the orthodox will always remain suspicious of him, the iranian constitution does him
no favors, and he hasn't achieved anygreat breakthrough since being elected, and none
is expected soon. he has much to stand up against.

 

[bolinger]

Iran should just accelerate development of "nukular" weapons so then nobody will have to worry if they're "next" on the list.

Do you honestly think anyone would support a war with the possibility of modern atomic warfare? The casualties will still be lower on the US side, but it won't be in the hundreds...