Iran's leader calls for TV debate with Bush

[Ginny]

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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has called on U.S. President George W. Bush to participate in a "direct television debate with us," so Iran can voice its point of view on how to end problems in the world. "But the condition is that there can be no censorship, especially for the American nation," he said Tuesday.
The White House called the offer to debate Bush a "diversion" from international concerns over Iran's nuclear program, Reuters reported.

 

[applepowerpc]

Bring it on.

 

[pgp_protector]

Wouldn't work

The US would just have it scheduled to run at the same time as American Idol.

Then noone would watch it.

 

[draper]

An unsurprising, cowardly response from the Bush regime.

Honestly -- why do these people fear an honest, open debate?

 

[Saeph]

Honestly -- why do these people fear an honest, open debate?

Because then it would be clearly for every human being with cable connection that Bush's "mission" is a complete failure.

 

[Grunt]

Would be entertaining....

 

[Douger]

An unsurprising, cowardly response from the Bush regime.

Honestly -- why do these people fear an honest, open debate?

It's easier to close your eyes, plug your ears and scream accusations.
Bush and millions of Americans want a war with Iran, and don't want to be confused by the possiblilities of peace.

 

[HoneyDew]

Look, you honestly think a debate with anyone will help Bush? With no disrespect meant, debating is hardly his strong point.

 

[Saeph]

It's easier to close your eyes, plug your ears and scream accusations.
Bush and millions of Americans want a war with Iran, and don't want to be confused by the possiblilities of peace.

Source?

 

[pgp_protector]

It's easier to close your eyes, plug your ears and scream accusations.
Bush and millions of Americans want a war with Iran, and don't want to be confused by the possiblilities of peace.

Source?

I'd like to see a source also that MILLIONS of Americans want a war with Iran.

EDIT:
Though I guess one could Guess that 1-2% of the TOTAL Population of 298,444,215 (July 2006 est.) Might want war, but I'd still like a source to back it up that they "WANT War"

 

[Douger]

It's not uncommon to see that opinion in newspaper articles, websites, even on these forums.
If a poll was taken and even 1% of Americans wanted a war with Iran, that would be millions.

 

[Autumnleaf]

The majority of Americans don't want war with anyone. They've just been brainwashed into the axis of evil routine by whoever signs the media's paychecks.

 

[applepowerpc]

Hey, if Iran's leader is the crazed madman everyone makes him out to be, I'm sure Bush would beat him soundly, no problem. Right?

 

[Saeph]

It's not uncommon to see that opinion in newspaper articles, websites, even on these forums.
If a poll was taken and even 1% of Americans wanted a war with Iran, that would be millions.

Those 1 % (~ 3.000.000) would be pitted against 99 % (~ 297.000.000)...

But seriously: Show us a source, because assumptions are just assumptions. And don't always trust the (american) media...

 

[Autumnleaf]

Hey, if Iran's leader is the crazed madman everyone makes him out to be, I'm sure Bush would beat him soundly, no problem. Right?

That's just it. I don't think he's crazy. I think he has a better grasp about how the world works than Bush and 99% of America does.

 

[Saeph]

That's just it. I don't think he's crazy. I think he has a better grasp about how the world works than Bush and 99% of America does.

Do you also think that Israel should be erased from the map and that holocaust never took place?

 

[pgp_protector]

Those 1 % (~ 3.000.000) would be pitted against 99 % (~ 297.000.000)...

But seriously: Show us a source, because assumptions are just assumptions. And don't always trust the (american) media...

Should we Ever Trust the american media ?

 

[Ginny]

Look, you honestly think a debate with anyone will help Bush? With no disrespect meant, debating is hardly his strong point.

Which is precisely why John Kerry won the presidential election....not c/c Bush is a bad debater, Kerry is just so good.

 

[Douger]

Those 1 % (~ 3.000.000) would be pitted against 99 % (~ 297.000.000)...

I sure hope you're right and 99% really would be against a war. A war between America and Iran would hurt a lot of people, and not just Americans and Iranians.

But seriously: Show us a source, because assumptions are just assumptions.

It was an assumption. I wasn't quoting a poll or something or I would have posted it. I don't see anything wrong with asumptions though. 99% of what's posted on this forum are assumptions. Now there's another assumption for you .

And don't always trust the (american) media...

Yeah, I'm pretty safe on that one, the media in general is fairly poopish, I remember back around the end of 2001 reading on BBC about Israeli agents being arrested in the Mexican congress building with grenades and explosives and carrying passports from Pakistan or somewhere like that. Research that story now adays and surprise surprise! It's been erased from BBCs archives. But what I base my assumption on (darn, there's that word again) is what I see a lot of people saying.

 

[ElvisFan42]

Hey, if Iran's leader is the crazed madman everyone makes him out to be, I'm sure Bush would beat him soundly, no problem. Right?