Iran Says that Obama's Offer to Talk Shows Weakness

This should come as no surprise to anyone, expert perhaps to Messrs Obama, Reid, and Ms. Pelosi that Iran is seeing Obama's offer to negotiate with them as weakness. Obama apologists will probably approach this as 'Oh well, we tried. Give peace a chance', but the reality of the situation is much more dangerous. Iran's leaders, now emboldened by the perceived weak-kneed foreign policy of the new administration are much more likely to accelerate development of weapons of mass destruction and adopt a more aggressive foreign stance. It is also likely that Israel will not take kindly to this and will put a stop to any shenanigans if Obama is unwilling to, risking a regional war.

Thus, Islamo-fascists in the middle east emboldened by Obama's perceived weakness will seek to capitalize on the opportunity and will make attempts to attack Israel and Western nations. People are probably going to die because the Democrats think that appeasing evil will lead to peace. Sadly history has shown time and time again this is just not true. We can only hope that the number of lives sacrificed at the alter of liberalism will be small.


Iran says Obama's offer to talk shows US failure

US President Barack Obama's offer to talk to Iran shows that America's policy of "domination" has failed, the government spokesman said on Saturday.

"This request means Western ideology has become passive, that capitalist thought and the system of domination have failed," Gholam Hossein Elham was quoted as saying by the Mehr news agency.

"Negotiation is secondary, the main issue is that there is no way but for (the United States) to change," he added.

After nearly three decades of severed ties, Obama said shortly after taking office this month that he is willing to extend a diplomatic hand to Tehran if the Islamic republic is ready to "unclench its fist".

In response, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad launched a fresh tirade against the United States, demanding an apology for its "crimes" against Iran and saying he expected "deep and fundamental" change from Obama.

Iranian politicians frequently refer to the US administration as the "global arrogance", "domineering power" and "Great Satan".

Tensions with the United States have soared over Iran's nuclear drive and Ahmadinejad's vitriolic verbal attacks against Washington's close regional ally Israel.

Former US president George W. Bush refused to hold talks with the Islamic republic -- which he dubbed part of an "axis of evil" -- unless it suspended uranium enrichment, and never took a military option to thwart Tehran's atomic drive off the table.

The new administration of Obama has also refused to rule out any options -- including military strikes -- to stop Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon.

Iran denies any plans to build the bomb and insists its nuclear programme is solely aimed at peaceful ends.

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