Ahmadinejad Reaches Out to Democrats

The little man talks a big game and knows how to play the useful idiots in this country.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday he did not expect a U.S. attack on Iran because there were plenty of "wise people" in the United States who would not let it happen.

Iran and the United States are at loggerheads over Tehran's nuclear program, which Washington says is a cover for making bombs, and over Iraq, where U.S. officials say Iran is fuelling sectarian violence. Tehran denies both charges.

Washington says it wants to solve the nuclear standoff by diplomacy but has not ruled out strikes if that fails.

"They are not in a position to carry out that measure although they may like to ... because there are many wise people in America who will not let this happen," the president said in an interview on Iranian television.

By wise people, I'll assume he means Harry Reid and the Democrats.

Meanwhile, the U.S. is warning Iran to back down.

A second U.S. aircraft carrier strike group now steaming toward the Middle East is Washington's way of warning Iran to back down in its attempts to dominate the region, a top U.S. diplomat said here Tuesday.

Nicholas Burns, U.S. undersecretary of state for political affairs, ruled out direct negotiations with Iran and said a rapprochement between Washington and Tehran was "not possible" until Iran halts uranium enrichment.

Further bolstering that tack is this NY Sun report linked at LGF noting the Gulf States have no choice but to quietly support the United States.

The hopelessly naive audience Ahmadinejad is attempting to reach in this county should take note of what the Iranians and Hezbollah are up to in Lebanon, as noted by Jules Crittenden. The left in this country is playing a dangerous game when it comes to dealing with the Iran problem. They should not be led to believe the struggles in Iraq negate the need for decisive action in Iran. The time may come soon.

President Bush needs to remind them tonight. Here's the speech Crittenden would like to see.

UPDATE: The rhetoric increases.