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Oh, it is so mature of these world leaders to act like high schoolers. "I'm mad and I'm not talking to you." We must accept the fact that Ahmadinejad is the elected leader of his nation and, in diplomatic circles, at least, treat him with respect and dignity.

Oh, by the way, it's good of Bush to praise the rights enshrined in the "Universal Declaration," but we in America have our OWN documents enshrining individual liberty. It would be nice for Bush to recognize that, even in the halls of the UN. Of course, for those one-worlders who think we should all gather together under one flag, the Universal Declaration is all they need, isn't it?

It is a sad commentary on the U.S. when so much of the world regards our president in the same manner as we look upon Iran’s President Ahmadinejad.

Absolutely brilliant, Stephen of Naples, Florida. The Democrats who worship the Clintons should get the sand out of their brains. (How many of them have even HEARD of Ruby Ridge, for cryin' out loud, let alone know that a 14-YEAR OLD BOY was shot and killed by government agents there?) The Clintons are in it for the power, not for any love of "democracy," the Republic, you or me, or individual liberty. They are no different from the Bushes. Through their quasi-legal activities, they have made it to the Country Club where they can peer down their noses at us like the rest of the elitists. We the people need to reclaim our country, but we won't do it if we keep on waiting for fuzzy feelings from our so-called leaders.

No, every civilized nation has a responsibility to its own people. It is up to the people in these dictatorships to throw off their shackles. Or not. The US was not founded to be the policeman of the world, nor should any other nation take on that role. It is better to be a beacon of light and freedom than to be a hammer, ramming a form of government down the throats of those who don't want it.

Bob – Oh please. democrats still look to Clinton as the "great one" and always call him President Clinton with a certain reverence. President Bush is much more suitable. He is the president, and has been granted the title as such. We learned a little thing called respect in the military. A little decorum is in order when addressing or speaking about the man.

Two Total Idiots....bye bye to both of them............

We had a very important UN meeting today and only one lower ranking US representative was there taking notes
Where was our Secretary Of State? Don't we pay her to attend such meetings? Maybe she had a headache. I think she has a lot of them because we dont hear of much she does do.

I would just like to say americans, we need to look at history and remember what mistakes were made by leaders like chamberlain from
England. If hitler had nukes we would be speaking german, thats if you are not jewish. The battlefield is Iraq for now and I hope americans realize that if we leave and don't win the battlefield will eventually be here and alot sooner that we think.
america needs to be united not divided

You people aren't picking up on the fact that bush and ahmedinejad are best friends and the near miss could have been catastrophic for both of them.They both scam their respective bases by bashing the other in public,while privately their "people" are planning strategy together.Don't ever get involved with a card game on the streets of manhattan,you're all pidgeons.Those street rackets are exactly the same principle.

Jeannie,

I'm with Jon, stop whining.

add these about Bush: illegal spying on American citizens, suspension of habeas corpus, rendition and torture of prisoners of war; undermining of the Geneva Conventions,

The government has spied on people 'illegally' ever since the technology to do so has been around. As each technological advance comes along, they get better and better at it. The program that I think you're referecing here doesn't have people sitting aorund listening to conversations, it uses computer algorithms to search for patterns in the data.

Habeas Corpus was suspended by Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War. It was also suspended by Candidate Clinton's husband when he signed the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act(AEDPA) of 1996.
Yep, you read it right, Effective Death Penalty Act! Hell, we won't just torture 'em Bubba, we'll just kill 'em.

The Geneva Conventions set rules of engagement for wartime. If nations are signatories, they abide by the rules. If your enemy is in fact not a signatory and doesn't play by the rules, you shouldn't have to either, but we being principled generally abide by them.

How incensed do parents at Little League games get when the ref seemingly makes bad calls only on little Johnny's team, or doesn't call penalties on the other guy. Do the parents tell their kids, don't worry what the ref is doing, and that the other guys are cheating and you lost, keep your head up and be the 'better man' for it?

Calm down people... we will have another REPUBLICAN in soon enough... don`t want you to waste ALL your tirades on Bush!!!

if anyone is a dictator – its bush

if anyone is a traitor to the constitution – it's bush

if anyone is a terrorist – it's bush

if anyone should be held accountable for this disaster called america – it's bush

and as a far as his chick goes... she was probably just letting Ahmadinejad know that she had his pot in her purse and that he could just stop by their (the bush's hotel room later to pick it up.

but be carefull iranian millionaire, she's a killer.

just ask her old boyfriend... oh wait...

One of the White House correspondence personnel reported that Ahmadinejad wasn't in attendance at the formal dinner which Bush and others attended after the U.N. mtg. It is important to note, Ahmadinejad would not have attended if alcohol beverages were served. However, Bush will put a different spin on the reason he wasn't invited.

I don't blame Mr. Ahmadinejad for not wearing an earpiece during Bush's address. I don't listen to him, either.
I am embarrassed at Scott Pelley's insolence in the "60 Minutes" interview, and I am definitely embarrassed at Lee Bollinger's "introduction," which was really a smackdown. It's too bad the parents of these two individuals didn't teach them better manners, or that they didn't conduct themselves with the professionalism expected of those who hold such positions.
Mr. Ahmadinejad isn't a poster boy for "ideal world leader," but the person we're stuck with is no better –to his credit, Mr. Ahmadinejad is at least able to formulate a coherent sentence.
I don't condone Mr. Ahmadinejad's actions, politics, or views on many important issues. However, if one invites someone into their home (whether literally or figuratively speaking) - one is obligated to extend basic, common courtesy to the invitee. I had such hopes that maybe by American institutions inviting dialogue with this man, a constructive means could be found to avoid what the administration seems hell bent to pursue. I should have known better.

>Since when is it correct to call the current President of the United States Mr. Bush. If you don't agree with his policies, fine. At least give him the respect he has earned by calling him President Bush. I notice you still address former President Clinton as President. It all seems a bit partisan to me.

>Posted By Beth, Fort Wayne, IN

Beth -
I think addressing somebody with "Mr." or "Mrs." is actually a sign of respect, and much better than just "bush" or "shrub" or "Dubya" or whatever.
Also, Mr. is a polite and accepted way to address a head of state such as the US.
Not partisan at all. Stop searching under rocks to attack Democrats for anything possible.

"Bush does a good job."- According to you. Poll numbers show otherwise.

"Taxes are down." – For big business and the wealthy, the little man getting screwed.

"Shools have more money than ever." – I'll give you that one, I don't have facts.

"We are safe from more attacks, kinda." – Yea, kinda. If anything, there are more American haters in the world now, making us more prone to attacks.

"Admit it, you just don't like him because he makes you look bad." – Yep, its a fact, he does make us look bad.

"Oh, and the fact that he is a Christian and has morals." – When it is politically convinient, meanwhile the White House is full of liars and cheats (Scooter Libby, Karl Rove)

"BTW: Millions and millions spent on Katrina." – Yea, after the royal mess up right after the hurricane (remember, "You're doing good, Brownie"?)

"Po folks just ain't thankful." – Just not blind.

BTW, I am a republican.

I hope all of you heard ahmadinejad's speech to the UN. It doesn't look to good. The midget terrorist seems to have insulted the psycho cowboy in front of the world so I wouldn't be surprised if we went to war with Iran.

GO BUSH! YOURE THE MAN!

To Randall:
Are we really safe from more attacks?

Look it up: how many years went by between the two attacks on the World Trade Center?

Go bury your head back in the sand.

Beth, Fort Wayne, IN

I think maybe it has to do with respect for the man. It appears more Americans respect past President Clinton than they do Mr. Bush.

If you don't like the way Democrats and other liberals react to Bush, just take some notes. Remember it. Then when they get one of their own in office give them a heaping helping of their own medicine. That's what they do in Congress. Just wait till Mrs. Clinton can't get any of her judicial nominees confirmed over Republican filabusters. That's going to be a nice refreshing dose of payback for you.

Since when is it correct to call the current President of the United States Mr. Bush. If you don't agree with his policies, fine. At least give him the respect he has earned by calling him President Bush. I notice you still address former President Clinton as President. It all seems a bit partisan to me.

Wow...more cutting edge journalism. Sweet.
Bush does a good job. Taxes are down. Shools have more money than ever. We are safe from more attacks, kinda. Admit it, you just don't like him because he makes you look bad. Oh, and the fact that he is a Christian and has morals. BTW: Millions and millions spent on Katrina. Po folks just ain't thankful.

Can we all stop acting like such babies and be grown ups now? Geezzus!!

While I wouldn't stop Ahmadinejad from jumping off the Empire State building, he's certainly not a dictator, as some would have you believe. He was elected, look it up.

Hey, the Iranian people are bass ackwards, they're not being forced to be this way by a dictator.

If some of you people believe that CNN is so anti-Bush, than stop posting and go on over to Fox where you will feel very much at home. For your information Bush is a terrible president and you should stop your idle chatter.

Jeannie ~ Sacramento

"Bush has no room to criticize Ahmadinejad"

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Sad. Your partisan Bush-hating has you so warped you suggest Bush has place criticizing the Iranian leader.

You've not lost your freedoms, Jeannie. You can still bash the President Bush and extoll Ahmadinejad. You can still drive your gas hogging SUV down to the Starbucks drive through for your $5 Latte. You can plop down on the couch and zone out to your choice of Bachelor #11, Desperate Housewives, or On-Demand pornography.

Keep up the whining. We wouldn't want to lose our image as Ugly Americans – complaining how we don't have any rights while women in Iran are stoned to death for adultery and gay people getting the same treatment. Yeah... Bush is no better.

Bush has no room to criticize Ahmadinejad; nor do the Republicans on this forum. These two wacko world leaders are actually two peas in a pod, if you really want to think about it. I urge you to line up your comments about Ahmadinejad and add these about Bush: illegal spying on American citizens, suspension of habeas corpus, rendition and torture of prisoners of war; undermining of the Geneva Conventions, and so on and so forth. Extremely similar, I'd say.

Our illegal invastion and occupation of Iraq provided the very reason Iran is rising to power. Iran was but a scared little country when Saddam Hussein was in power, let's not forget this fact.

This is another CNN stunt for Bush-bashing. Also all liberal get a chance to blame Bush for everything. There is not other topic to talk about. I wonder what will happen in 2009. Mr. President, we will all miss you and for me you are one of the best presidents America could have. May God give you courage to face these liberals and liberal media including CNN.

Pixie,

Perhaps you and your partner could enjoy a wonderful vacation in Tehran. Oops, no homosexuals exist in Iran?

Perhaps you could go visit the Iranian memorial to Holocaust victims? What? Iran denies the Holocaust ever happend?

How about you talk a bullhorn over to Tehran University and test their freedom of speech rights and repeat those same words you wrote about their President. Oh? Don't like being stoned by angry mobs?

Yeah... better you stay nice and cozy behind your computer and deride our President and not risk anything.

Apparently CNN is only interested in keeping hte anti-Bush comments on this comment section.

Nope. No liberal bias, here, folks. Move on.

I love people like Pixie who compare our president to the leader of Iran...I invite them to go live in Iran then, and enjoy the freedom that country has to offer. I'm sure Ahmadinejad would welcome you with open arms and shower you with freedom and peace and love. Unless you happen to be a woman or you're gay. Or Jewish. Or Christian.

"he should of asked them to send people down to Louisiana to help rebuild from hurricane Katrina"

Or, maybe the local gov'ts could pitch in, too. If memory serves, Nagin left a yard full of school buses to drown.

It certainly was adult of both "boys" and First Lady Shrub was in the mix. Now, I understand the phrase, "boys will be boys". Maybe, next time they meet, they can be grown ups and really show the world some courtesy, manners and style. OK, I'm over that daydream!

I think that President Bush is doing the right think I will always stand by him. The Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is a physco and a liar we shouldn't turn a blind eye to him.

While Bush was addressing the UN he should of asked them to send people down to Louisiana to help rebuild from hurricane Katrina which happened two years ago. Bush is obsessed with helping every country but his own. Don't kid yourself.. he will attack Iran and taxpayers money will pay for that too. We are on the eve of destruction, but some of us are to blind to see.

Both of the above are good points... and let's not forget about Saudi Arabia... Bush's partners in crime in this whole oil cartel price fixing thing that was the catalyst of initiating the Iraq war. I personally want to issue a citizens arrest for George Walker Bush, Richard "Dick" Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Paul Wolfowitz, and Karl Rove. If Congress isn't going to prosecute, then someone has to. This is madness. These people should be in prison... not in positions of power.

Oh Noes!!! Bush may have gotten contaminated by Ahmadinejad's Iranian terror cooties! eek!

It's amazing to me how much two people can have in common with one another and STILL be at odds.

Let's see -

Fundamentalist Religious Wackos dictating policy – CHECK

Suppression of dissent and freedom of speech – CHECK

Persecution of minority groups (both ethnic, religious, or w/regards to sexual orientation) – CHECK

Suspension of rule of law in favor of authoritarian power grabs (see FISA, 4th,5th amendments) – CHECK

State sponsors of terror – Iran supports Hamas and Hezbollah, USA wages unprovoked wars of aggression and supports Israel (who btw, is considered a state sponsor of terrorism by use of targetted assassinations, indefinite detentions of thousands of Palestinians)- CHECK

You would think by these standards Bush and Ahmadinejad would be BFF.

Where was the reference to China in Bush's comments about hostile governments? China is certainly up in the top 5 when it comes to human rights violations (does the procedure "forcible late-term abortion" mean anything to all you supposed 'Values Voters'?). Oh, but I forgot, China has cheap labor that Bush's business crony pals/supporters use to make their millions so in Bushworld China is the Land of Milk and Honey.