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Written by Daniel Shin
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Tuesday, 09 May 2006 11:25 |
Ahmadinejad's 18-page letter to President Bush touched only indirectly on the hottest dispute between the two countries Iran's nuclear program. Instead, it focuses on a long list of grievances against the United States and seeks to build on a shared faith in God to resolve them. Rice told The Associated Press the letter "isn't addressing the issues that we're dealing with in a concrete way." Iranian political analyst Saeed Leilaz said Rice's quick brushoff would fuel anti-American feelings in Iran.
ABC News
The letter from the Iranian President could have been essential to resolve the Iranian nuclear issue in a peaceful manner, but our Secretary of State had to use "flashing" rhetoric to brush off the letter as some kind of an empty gesture. Sure, the letter was blasting America for being a failure at everything since September 11th, but the United States should have at least responded the letter in a more diplomatic tone. I guess Iranians do have a reason for being mad.
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