Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad seems to be feeling as good as Nancy Pelosi these days. He shares in the Dems' giddiness.
The problem is that state of euphoria is based on a weakened President Bush and, subsequently, a weakened America.
TEHRAN, Iran -- The United States is incapable of inflicting "serious damage" on Iran, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday, as a second U.S. aircraft carrier group steamed toward the Gulf as a warning from Washington for Iran to back down in its attempts to dominate the region.
In an interview with Iranian state television, Ahmadinejad said Washington had not stepped up its campaign against Tehran, despite the standoff with the West over Iran's defiance of U.N. demands to halt uranium enrichment. The U.N. Security Council imposed limited sanctions on Iran last month.
"U.S. rhetoric against Iran has not increased," Ahmadinejad said. "In 2003, they openly threatened to attack Iran. Now they have indirectly made such threats."
He spoke with confidence over Iran's ability to withstand a strike. "The United States is unable to inflict serious damage on Iran," the president said. He also noted, "They (U.S.) are not really in a position to carry out this action (of attacking Iran). I believe there are many wise people in the United States who would not let it happen."
Listen to Ahmadinejad.
What "wise people"?
He's talking about the Dems.
Pelosi and Reid announced last week that they were against taking a tough military stand against Iran. Instead, they called for chit chat with the regime that has repeatedly called for the destruction of Israel, ignored UN resolutions, and defied the international community.
No wonder Ahmadinejad is so cocky.
A defeat in Iraq, something that Dems are firmly committed to assuring, is a victory for madman Ahmadinejad.
He knows that the American people apparently don't have the will to fight.
He sees no obstacles blocking Iran's path to becoming a nuclear power now that the U.S. is being overrun with appeasers.
Is this in the best interest of the nation?
When President Bush addressed a joint session of Congress and the American people on September 20, 2001, just days after the 9/11 attacks, he said:
After all that has just passed -- all the lives taken, and all the possibilities and hopes that died with them -- it is natural to wonder if America's future is one of fear. Some speak of an age of terror. I know there are struggles ahead, and dangers to face. But this country will define our times, not be defined by them. As long as the United States of America is determined and strong, this will not be an age of terror; this will be an age of liberty, here and across the world.
Great harm has been done to us. We have suffered great loss. And in our grief and anger we have found our mission and our moment. Freedom and fear are at war. The advance of human freedom -- the great achievement of our time, and the great hope of every time -- now depends on us. Our nation -- this generation -- will lift a dark threat of violence from our people and our future. We will rally the world to this cause by our efforts, by our courage. We will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail.
It is my hope that in the months and years ahead, life will return almost to normal. We'll go back to our lives and routines, and that is good. Even grief recedes with time and grace. But our resolve must not pass.
"Our resolve must not pass."
You can think the surge is worth trying. You can think that it's already doomed.
You can think that we are better off with Saddam Hussein being history. You can think that it would be better if he were still around to terrorize and torture his people, threaten stability in the region, and plot against America.
Whatever your opinions may be, there's no question that the relentless taunting and hacking away at the President's credibility and character is detrimental to the country.
For example, I heard ABC's Martha Raddatz say that Bush is delusional because he's still talking about victory in Iraq.
If Ahmadinejad heard her, I'm sure he was thrilled. Pundit after pundit after the State of the Union wallowed in what they consider to be Bush's certain defeat in Iraq.
They don't seem to get that Bush's defeat is America's defeat.
And the new direction for the country that the Dems want is the same one that Ahmadinejad wants.
Why not just bring out the white flags right now?
"Our resolve must not pass."
Too late.
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