In his "first message to the Muslim world" Tuesday, President Obama on Al-Arabiya TV invited the Is lamic Republic in Iran to "unclench its fist" and accept his offer of "unconditional talks." A few hours later, after Obama had appeared on the Saudi-owned satellite-TV channel, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told a crowd of militants that no talks are possible unless the United States met a set of conditions.
Ahmadinejad: You aren't going to set conditions?
Pres. Obama: That's right.
Ahmadinejad: Oh, that's great. We will.
Ahmadinejad's requests are only modest, of course. They include an apology for U.S. "crimes", and not only those against Iran, but the entire Muslim world-- apparently the whole religion elected Mahmoud, not just Iran. He also demands that U.S. troops leave not just Iraq, not just Afghanistan, but every foreign base.
Give a donkey a carrot and he'll take the entire farm.
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