Iran says (Persian Gulf) maneuvers will not be a worry

[sabra]

http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20061030-122924-4660r

Iran says maneuvers will not be a worry

TEHRAN, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Iran says it is not concerned about the military maneuvers planned in the Persian Gulf by the United States, Britain, France, Italy, Australia and Bahrain.

Government spokesman Gholam-Hossein Elham told reporters, "The Islamic Republic of Iran will not accept threats. Iran is a strong and powerful state and will not take maneuvers as a threat," reports the official Islamic Republic News Agency.

The maneuvers are planned for next week.

Separately, an Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said security cooperation between members of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council and Iran and Iraq will be the best way to guarantee peace in the region. Besides Bahrain, other PGCC members are Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar and Oman.

[wakeme2008]

1. IMHO the leader of Iran is smarter than Bush

Bush was betting the Iranian would do something silly....

:)

[ThomCat]

5. True.

The leaders in Iran know that Bush is playing the bully. He's trying to taunt them and humiliate them into doing something that will give him any kind of excuse to start a fight.

[Eugene]

2. There goes the October surprise.

Iran won't be provoked and Karl Rove is running out of time.

[Infinite Hope]

3. We'll just fire a missile upon ourselves...

and claim it was the Iranians. </sarcasm>

[VegasWolf]

4. Exactly! Or blow up another New York skyscraper. nt

[wakeme2008]

6. Trouble is finding a Navy person to fire on a Navy ship

Not gonna happen...

[Megahurtz]

7. Ha - ha!

They fucked up on their "October Surprise"! Ha - ha!