Iran's leader offers to debate with U.S. presidential candidates

Friday 19th September, 07:00 AM JST

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skipthesong at 05:31 PM JST - 19th September

sabi, have you took a look at Obama's history? The guy was top notch. I may not be all too happy about him like many, but I can give him is due credit, he would mop the floor with ajdinnerjad.

first rule: the debate must have eye to eye contact, no squinting allowed!
skipthesong at 05:32 PM JST - 19th September

Hey, why move the UN? If he doesn't like it, he can drop out. I am sure Iran pays something to the UN. Why not just make a new one, to his liking?
Alinsky4prez at 05:41 PM JST - 19th September

Here's an opportunity for people like john mccain to stop cowering behind curtains and step out on the world stage and engage the 'enemy'.

Dont you just despise the cowards who hide, who refuse to disclose the truth about themselves.Is it shame ? Is it fear? What makes them that way?
SuperLib at 06:32 PM JST - 19th September

Seems kind of dangerous to have a debate with Ahmadinejad. The radical Left might actually do right-ins for him during the election.
RomeoRamenII at 06:51 PM JST - 19th September

The radical Left might actually do right-ins for him during the election.

And Cindy Sheehan as his VP. Change They Can Believe In.

RR
SezWho2 at 07:19 PM JST - 19th September

I don't think either candidate will take him up on this--McCain, because Iran isn't supposed to have any legitimate points and to talk to Iran would demonstrate weakness; Obama, because it's a losing proposition for him if Americans hear any legitimate points that Iran has.

Since Sarah Palin seems to be gung-ho in touting the evil that is Iran, I'd much prefer her to debate him.
USNinJapan2 at 09:04 PM JST - 19th September

Statistician

UN HQ - the Americans grabbed it from the Swiss at the end of WWII. And now you want them to have it back?

Are you saying that the UN HQ used to be in Switzerland? That's a new one. The defunct League Of Nations was based in Geneva if I recall but to my knowledge the Swiss have never had anything to do with the UN other than being just a member nation. Besides, the UN didn't exist until AFTER WWII so how can the US "grab it back" from the Swiss at the end of the war?
neverknow2 at 09:44 PM JST - 19th September

So the US can have nukes.... but no one else can????? How does that work?????
japanyesterday at 10:08 PM JST - 19th September

So the US can have nukes.... but no one else can????? How does that work?????

why dont we all just get nukes and have a happy party
SuperLib at 10:20 PM JST - 19th September

So the US can have nukes....

Yep. Adios, amigo.
ca1ic0cat at 11:58 PM JST - 19th September

If Switzerland wants the UN they can have it. Heck, give it to Zimbawbe. Just get it out of Manhattan, please!

As far as Ahmadinejad is concerned I would love to see McCain and Obama take some time from slagging each other and shellac the pompous Iranian president. He could use a good spanking.
yabits at 07:46 AM JST - 20th September

Regarding the UN, Geneva, Switzerland, actually hosts more UN offices and organization than does NYC. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) may be the most visible, but also located in Geneva are ECE, ILO, ITU, OHCHR, UNCTAD, UNHCR, WIPO, and WMO.
USNinJapan2 at 05:21 PM JST - 20th September

yabits

You might want to tell Ahmadinejad that because he's talking about going to NYC and nowhere else...
Sarge at 06:46 PM JST - 20th September

If the U.N. is going to insist on allowing terrorist nutcases like Mahmoud I'm in a Jihad to attend their annual opening sessions, we need to kick the U.N. HQ out of NY and the U.S. How about moving them to the Liancourt Rocks?
Helter_Skelter at 05:38 AM JST - 21st September

David Duke helps Mahmoud Ahmadinejad prepare for the debates:

MA: What if I don't know the answer to a question?

DD: Blame the Jews.

MA: That's gold, David! Gold!