Should Ahmadinejad be allowed to visit?
Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has asked for permission to lay a wreath at ground zero during his upcoming trip to New York City to address the United Nations. The request has been denied…at least the New York Port Authority has some spine.
Why are we letting him into our country?
Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson said that Ahmadinejad, “…should not be allowed within miles of Ground Zero. In fact he shouldn’t be allowed in the United States of America… It’s an insult to the America people and the civilized world.” Thompson went on to say, “They’ve been killing Americans here and there all over the world for some time,” he said. “They’re doing so in Iraq today.”
I agree with Thompson. The last time that Ahmadinejad addressed the United Nations all he did was grandstand, he said nothing of substance and only confirmed that he is a hardheaded moron. His military forces are building bombs and killing our soldiers in Iraq.
Just because he doesn’t have the guts to attack us with his mask off does not mean that he should be allowed anywhere near the United States.
I understand that this is a UN deal, and that if we didn’t allow him through our border there would be repercussions. But, how bad could they be? The United States is the world’s hegemon and we have upset the UN before (i.e. attacking Iraq).
I can guarantee you that if the shoe was on the other foot Iran would not allow the president of a hostile nation into their country to speak bad of them. But maybe that is one of the things that makes us America.
Sources: Fred08.com, The New York Times
September 21st, 2007 at 3:52 pm
I agree with Ed Koch on this one. Aqua-Velva-Jad should be allowed to go to ground zero but only with an all volunterr Jewish American police escort. I think that would dimish the effect of the photo op back home…
September 21st, 2007 at 10:55 pm
I know he’s a bad guy. I know he’s hoping for a photo op. He knew, though, that it wouldn’t be allowed, still gives him the media publicity. Obviously. If we’d just let him go, most folks would be none the wiser.
And speaking of photo ops, seems to me GWB is the biggest media whore of all.