Ahmadinejad visits the US.

[}IknowurbutwhatamI{]

Faux News.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,297738,00.html

During his visit he will address the United Nations General Assembly and a Columbia University forum. I don't think he will be stopping at the white house for tea and cream cakes though.

[irishpeoplearewhingers]

I think it is a great idea...but I would still like to see their nuclear programme bombed out of existence....

[rkeane]

He's a brave man, he knows the U.S are getting their sorry butts kicked in Iraq, and he also knows there is very little support in the U.S for more conflict.

[Catalpa]

Good idea but whether its going to stop Iran getting bombed is another story.

[Thac0man]

Visiting the UN assembly in New York is a wise move by any leader who wishes to reslove an international crises they are involved in. His effort to visit ground zero though was perhaps ill advised, if he ran his mouth off there he could stir up an even bigger storm.

[hamid]

there is no way that us can bombe iran they still involved in iraq first and with the latest news that iran have home made bombes can travelle up to 1800 km plus some home made military aircraft.

[smiffy]

Visiting the UN assembly in New York is a wise move by any leader who wishes to reslove an international crises they are involved in.

It's hardly likely to make much difference. He's heading over for the UN General Assembly, like virtually every other Head of State or Government in the world. It's an opportunity to meet briefly with a lot of other national leaders in a brief period, but it's not really the place for intensive negotiations. If the Iran crisis is going to be resolved diplomatically and with UN involvement, it'll be in Vienna, rather than New York.

[clareman51]

Having the head of Iran on US national television could be of great benefit in dampening the belligerence of the neo-cons and the Christian fundamentalists. Depending on the tone of his speeches in the US, and how impartially the US TV stations report his visit, it may be one of the wisest moves made by a leader under verbal attack from the Republican leadership.

[smiffy]

Having the head of Iran on US national television could be of great benefit in dampening the belligerence of the neo-cons and the Christian fundamentalists. Depending on the tone of his speeches in the US, and how impartially the US TV stations report his visit, it may be one of the wisest moves made by a leader under verbal attack from the Republican leadership.

I doubt very much if Ahmadinejad's speech to the UNGA is going to change any minds, particularly among the so-called 'neo-cons' and 'Christian fundamentalists'. Chavez's speech two years ago was hardly the beginning of a rapprochement between Venezuela and the US.

[youngdan]

Smiffy, you hit the nail on the head with regarding changing of minds. I watched the debate before the fundamentalists last week called The Values Debate. One unnamed candidate pointed out that Christ would never condone an unprovoked attack that has the potential to kill millions of innocents, well he was booed nearly off the stage. As an aside a leading candidate does not want the Iranian to visit ground zero because it would be using 911 for political gain. Again nobody could make this up.