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As many of you (especially those that are in school) know Iranian president was speaking in New York today. First at the National Press Club and then, at the Columbia University. Although I have my own views on the middle east I have to admit it kind of makes me a little uneasy to hear all the skepticisms that the Americans, specifically those at Columbia University exibit.

In his speech, amongst other things, president Ahmadinejad said that the Iranians “…don’t believe in nuclear weapons, period“. Well as a reasonable person living in 21st century I got to believe him when he says that their nuclear research are peaceful. I mean he would have to be an idiot to say that very sentence and then turn around and do otherwise. He as well as other leaders in the middle east knows that if something catastrophic occurs the US, EU, Russia and many others will blow him and his people out of the water. Judging by his responses to some questions at Columbia he is not a religious fanatic, in fact according to his speech he is an “academic” if nothing also.

I mean really, if they ever decide nuke anyone surely he knows that retaliation by everyone (even the countries that are not soo exited about America) would be quite tragic for him.

I think that the United States does take it a little too far with this whole “Iran has nuclear weapons thing“. If the president, seemingly educated individual stands there and says to the world “We do not want to nuke anyone” I believe him. That doesn’t mean that the United Nations should just forget about Iran and not monitor the activities there, but i think that UN and others need to take a step back and just watch how things progress. There is always time to send a few bombs their way…but as the war in Iraq shows, it’s probably not the best option.

Anyway, here’s a WSJ video that “analyzes” his speech… O yeah .. and just so you know “In Iran, we don’t have homosexuals like in your country.“.. the president says… hmm .. go figure..

until next time…

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