Toronto Star: Bush wins election endorsement--from Iran
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Oct. 19, 2004. 08:34 PM
Bush wins election endorsement — from Iran
FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS
TEHRAN, Iran — The head of Iran's security council said today the re-election of President George W. Bush would be in Tehran's best interests, despite the administration's axis of evil label, accusations Iran harbours Al Qaeda terrorists and threats of sanctions over the country's nuclear ambitions.
Historically, Democrats have harmed Iran more than Republicans, said Hasan Rowhani, head of the Supreme National Security Council, Iran's top security decision-making body.
\"We haven't seen anything good from Democrats,\" Rowhani told state-run television in remarks that, for the first time in recent decades, saw Iran openly supporting one U.S. presidential candidate over another.
Though Iran generally does not publicly wade into U.S. presidential politics, it has a history of preferring Republicans over Democrats, who tend to press human rights issues.
\"We do not desire to see Democrats take over,\" Rowhani said when asked if Iran is supporting Democratic Senator John Kerry against Bush.
andBush wins election endorsement — from Iran
FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS
TEHRAN, Iran — The head of Iran's security council said today the re-election of President George W. Bush would be in Tehran's best interests, despite the administration's axis of evil label, accusations Iran harbours Al Qaeda terrorists and threats of sanctions over the country's nuclear ambitions.
Historically, Democrats have harmed Iran more than Republicans, said Hasan Rowhani, head of the Supreme National Security Council, Iran's top security decision-making body.
\"We haven't seen anything good from Democrats,\" Rowhani told state-run television in remarks that, for the first time in recent decades, saw Iran openly supporting one U.S. presidential candidate over another.
Though Iran generally does not publicly wade into U.S. presidential politics, it has a history of preferring Republicans over Democrats, who tend to press human rights issues.
\"We do not desire to see Democrats take over,\" Rowhani said when asked if Iran is supporting Democratic Senator John Kerry against Bush.
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Iranian political analyst Mohsen Mofidi said ousting the Taliban and Saddam was the \"biggest service any administration could have done for Iran.\"
And Bush, he said, has learned from his mistakes.
\"The experience of two wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and the responsibility Bush had will make it a very remote possibility for him to risk attacking a much bigger and more powerful country like Iran,\" he said.
Mofidi added: \"Democrats usually insist on human rights and they will have more excuses to pressure Iran.\"
Republican and Democratic presidents have issued executive orders against Iran, with Reagan in 1987 barring Iranian crude oil and other imports, and Bill Clinton in 1995 banning U.S. trade and investment in Iran.
\"We should not forget that most sanctions and economic pressures were imposed on Iran during the time of Clinton,\" Rowhani said.
\"And we should not forget that during Bush's era — despite his hard-line and baseless rhetoric against Iran — he didn't take, in practical terms, any dangerous action against Iran.\"
And Bush, he said, has learned from his mistakes.
\"The experience of two wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and the responsibility Bush had will make it a very remote possibility for him to risk attacking a much bigger and more powerful country like Iran,\" he said.
Mofidi added: \"Democrats usually insist on human rights and they will have more excuses to pressure Iran.\"
Republican and Democratic presidents have issued executive orders against Iran, with Reagan in 1987 barring Iranian crude oil and other imports, and Bill Clinton in 1995 banning U.S. trade and investment in Iran.
\"We should not forget that most sanctions and economic pressures were imposed on Iran during the time of Clinton,\" Rowhani said.
\"And we should not forget that during Bush's era — despite his hard-line and baseless rhetoric against Iran — he didn't take, in practical terms, any dangerous action against Iran.\"
I guess Iran wants W for four more years since they aren't finished building their nuclear arsenal that they have been working on for the last four years while Bushmonkey has stood by and done nothing...sort of the same policy he has with North Korea.
