Iran's Ahmadinejad compares Obama to Bush

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Source: Reuters

By Parisa Hafezi and Fredrik Dahl – 1 hr 42 mins ago

TEHRAN (Reuters) – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused Barack Obama on Thursday of behaving like his predecessor toward Iran and said there was not much point in talking to Washington unless the U.S. president apologized.

Obama said on Tuesday he was "appalled and outraged" by a post-election crackdown and Washington withdrew invitations to Iranian diplomats to attend Independence Day celebrations on July 4 -- stalling efforts to improve ties with Tehran.

"Mr Obama made a mistake to say those things ... our question is why he fell into this trap and said things that previously (former president George W.) Bush used to say," the semi-official Fars News Agency quoted Ahmadinejad as saying.

"Do you want to speak with this tone? If that is your stance then what is left to talk about ... I hope you avoid interfering in Iran's affairs and express your regret in a way that the Iranian nation is informed of it," he said.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090625/wl_nm/us_iran_election_205

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In reality there is much more in common between Khameini and Saddam Hussein : having its own guard, ruling by terror, supported by a minority and trying to acquire WMDs...

[ejpoeta]

1. they would love for him to be like bush.... bush was probably their best ally

in keeping the people in line because they hated bush and the us so much.

[maxsolomon]

2. for internal consumption by the iranian proletariat

just like republican blather is meant for our misinformed.

considering that obama's "tone" referred to fascist thugs hacking unarmed protestors to death with axes in the center of iran's capital with the participation of the government, go fuck yourself, ahmadinejad.

[fbahrami]

3. Ahmadi = Bush

Even though Obama policies are not that different than Bush, I wouldn't insult him as such yet.

If Khameini==Saddam I sincerely hope Iran doesn't end up like Iraq.

[Oregone]

4. Godd way to get people on your side,eh?