Iran says U.S. is too stretched to attack it

[*jr]

Iran says U.S. is too stretched to attack it

Sun Jul 29, 5:52 AM ET

BERLIN (Reuters) - Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki has told a German magazine that the United States has too many problems in Iraq to become involved in armed conflict with Iran.

Military action is sometimes discussed in Washington as an option in trying to derail what it sees as Iran's drive to develop nuclear weapons.

The United States "is not in a position to get into a new military conflict," Mottaki was quoted as saying in an excerpt of an interview to be published in Focus magazine.

"170,000 American soldiers can guarantee neither their own safety nor the security of Iraq," he said.

The United States and its allies say Iran's nuclear fuel enrichment program is aimed at developing nuclear weapons. Iran insists it is purely for peaceful power generation.

The United Nations has imposed sanctions on Iran for failing to stop enrichment, but Mottaki reiterated that Iran had no intention of curtailing the program.

Mottaki has dismissed the U.N. sanctions already imposed and said that tougher penalties would not change Iran's mind.

There was no mention of plans for further talks between Iran and the United States on Iraq.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070729/ts_ ... sa_mott...

[*Arabman]

A question for you; do you support suicide attacks/missions against American occupiers in Iraq?

[*jr]

Arabman, I do not support suicide attacks NO, because they kill innocent civilians, however, I do believe the Iraqis have the right to resist the occupation of their country.

[*Arabman]

[I do believe the Iraqis have the right to resist the occupation of their country.]

Good to know that you support suicide attacks/missions against your fellow countrymen who are occupying Iraq. It takes courage, and you're not the first as there are influential Americans who justify suicide attacks/missions against American occupiers in Iraq.

[SummerRain]

Arabman,

Do you live in the US?

[*Arabman]

[Do you live in the US?]

What if?

[SummerRain]

What if? is not the question I asked you ya akhii. Is the United States of America where you currently reside?

[FAH1223]

Suicide bombings are haram.

I support the other ways to resistance though, that yield more enemy casualties.

TOO MANY casualties in suicide bombings and collateral damage is haram too.

[*Arabman]

[What if? is not the question I asked you ya akhii. Is the United States of America where you currently reside?]

Why are you asking?

[FAH1223]

[quote="*Arabman"][What if? is not the question I asked you ya akhii. Is the United States of America where you currently reside?]

Why are you asking?[/quote]

you live in the USA

[SummerRain]

[quote="*Arabman"][What if? is not the question I asked you ya akhii. Is the United States of America where you currently reside?]

Why are you asking?[/quote]

Yaa sheikh, just answer the question. Yaa raabi!! Just want to know thats all. If you dont want to give that info up, I will understand.

[*Arabman]

[I support the other ways to resistance though, that yield more enemy casualties. ]

Elaborate "other ways."

[Yaa sheikh, just answer the question.]

I didn't claim to be sheikh.

[SummerRain]

[quote="*Arabman"][I support the other ways to resistance though, that yield more enemy casualties. ]

Elaborate "other ways."

[Yaa sheikh, just answer the question.]

I didn't claim to be sheikh, nor I'm one.[/quote]

I will take that as a refusal to disclose that info.

[*Arabman]

[I will take that as a refusal to disclose that info.]

OK.

[Steeler [Crawler2]]

Iran could be flattened easily and quickly. Iran is playing with fire.