'US fears Iran's military can compete with Israel, West'

[The Northerner]

Iran's Ahmadinejad defiant as US raises heat; Iranian president tells Egyptian paper Washington is inventing conspiracies to discredit Tehran.

CAIRO - The United States fears Iran's growing military power because it is now able to compete with Israel and the West, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in comments carried by an Egyptian newspaper on Monday.

Responding to a toughening stance from the United States and Israel against Tehran, Ahmadinejad accused Washington of inventing conspiracies to discredit Iran and sowing discord with its near neighbor Saudi Arabia.

"Yes, we have military capabilities that are different from any other country in the region," Egyptian daily al-Akhbar cited Ahmadinejad as saying. "Iran is increasing in capability and advancement and therefore we are able to compete with Israel and the West and especially the United States." "The US fears Iran's capability," he told the paper. "Iran will not permit (anyone from making) a move against it." Iran's Islamic rulers, who say Israel has no right to exist, deny accusations that they are seeking nuclear weapons and have warned they will respond to any attacks by striking at Israel and US interests in the Gulf.

Read more: http://www.jpost.com/IranianThreat/News/Article.aspx?ID=244625&R=R1

[KansDem]

1. Yeah, okay...

:boring:

[dtexdem]

2. No need to fear such "competition."

Just don't get into a war with Iran and there will be no need to compete.

But I don't for a moment believe Ahmedinejad, any more than I do Israel or the U.S. on such matters.

[RZM]

3. 'Our enemies tremble in the face of our flying boats!'

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/09/iran-unveils-its-new-spying-flying-boat/

LOL.

[aquart]

4. Isn't Iran too busy arresting and executing its warrior age population?

How stupid would we have to be to give Ahmadinejad a cause that would unite his country?

[mmonk]

5. We have the most expansive military might in the history

of the world with military bases in 130+ countries, the most devastating weapons in the history of humans on earth and we are the most warlike people on earth. Nobody is even trying to compete with us. I'm so tired of propaganda.