Ahmadinejad: “U.S. Has Surrendered To Iran”
December 16, 2007
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran’s president said on Sunday the publication of a U.S. intelligence report saying Iran had halted a nuclear weapons program in 2003 amounted to a “declaration of surrender” by Washington in its row with Tehran.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad also dismissed in an interview with state television the prospect of new U.N. sanctions against Iran over its refusal to halt sensitive atomic work.
“It is too far-fetched,” he said when asked whether he expected the U.N. Security Council to impose fresh sanctions on Iran following two such resolutions since last December.
Ahmadinejad, who often rails against the West, told a rally earlier this month that the December 3 publication of the U.S. National Intelligence Estimate was a “victory” for Iran.
He said on Sunday: “It was in fact a declaration of surrender … It was a positive action by the U.S. administration to change their attitude and it was a correct move.”
Washington is still pushing for more sanctions on Iran despite the U.S. intelligence report, which also said Tehran was continuing to master skills needed to make nuclear weapons. U.S. President George W. Bush said Iran was still a danger.
An exiled opposition group, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), last week said Iran shut down its nuclear weapons program in 2003 but said restarted it a year later, dispersing equipment to thwart international inspectors.
Iran insists its nuclear program is peaceful and designed to make electricity. It says it has never had a nuclear weapons program.
“It would be beneficial for both Iran and them (the West) to cooperate with Iran,” Ahmadinejad said. “Of course it would be more to their benefit than Iran’s.”
Iran regularly calls for a change in behavior from the United States, which cut diplomatic ties with Iran in 1980 after radical students seized the U.S. embassy and took diplomats hostage during the 1979 Islamic revolution.
(Reporting by Reza Derakhshi; Writing by Fredrik Dahl; Editing by Richard Williams)
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Yeah, Pelosi and Reid will be right over to toke on that friggin’ peace pipe and sign the treaty, Amy …
December 16th, 2007 at 2:19 pmLOL. Is ahmedsucksadick now writing comedy?
December 16th, 2007 at 2:32 pmGood job Congress!
It’s all in the “perception” and Iran gamed your ass big time.
December 16th, 2007 at 2:32 pmYou damn fools are a collective disgrace to this country.
Now comes pay up time, and you might be surprised by who.
Also, it’s party time at the state dept. this coming week—–”we did it”, fine job, bureaucrat lifers, don’t forget to pick up your “leaker” bonus check this Friday.
Oh, and don’t forget to take a couple weeks off, holiday season and all.
Pat, glad to see you posting again. Bash needs an asskicking for torturing our eyeballs with Berkley pics.
That said, I was a little disappointed when I scrolled over the picture of Da Munchkin King. I was expecting it to say something like, “Where’s my Member’s Only jacket?”
December 16th, 2007 at 2:58 pmHe is just flat out certifiably and abjectly deluded.
December 16th, 2007 at 3:00 pmf*ck Ahmadinejad
December 16th, 2007 at 3:02 pmThe president of the criminal Persian crusaders just won’t leaved well enough alone.
December 16th, 2007 at 3:06 pmM9 bayonet, KaBar knife… anyone see where I’m going with this?
December 16th, 2007 at 3:20 pmWishful propaganda……..
They ain’t out of the woods yet!
December 16th, 2007 at 6:07 pmI’ve always thought the practice of killing monkeys for “bushmeat” was rather disgusting and destructive, but in his case …
December 16th, 2007 at 6:31 pmThis guy is just getting more comical by the day
December 16th, 2007 at 8:15 pmYes, Mr. A, you are right again. We quit. Were done arguing. Were not going forward with sanctions. We will remove our aircraft carriers ASAP. Were going home and we will never bother you again.
Keep believing it Mr. A.
December 17th, 2007 at 10:39 am