The Fruits of The Obama "Open Hand" Doctrine...

Remember when Candidate Obama chided Candidate Clinton because she was too tough on our enemies?  He lectured everyone in his patent condescending way that if we extended an open hand and engaged in dialogue without conditions our enemies would see we meant them no harm and would abandon their intentions to destroy us and our allies. 

Here's a short story from Reuters that ought to illustrate exactly how naive Mr. Obama's statement and world view are.

Ahmadinejad not taking Clinton comments "seriously"


Tue Feb 16, 2010 8:29am EST

TEHRAN, Feb 16 (Reuters) - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad dismissed on Tuesday U.S. accusations that Iran was moving toward a military dictatorship, saying the U.S. military budget was 80 times larger than that of the Islamic Republic.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Monday that the United States believed Iran's Revolutionary Guards were driving the country towards military dictatorship and should be targeted in any new U.N. sanctions.

"We don't take her comments seriously," Ahmadinejad told a televised news conference, adding that the entire Iranian population of more than 70 million were protecting Iran's independence and its Islamic revolution.

He said the United States had some 300,000 troops stationed in the Middle East and was involved in wars in the region.

"These comments she (Clinton) is making are not wise," Ahmadinejad added.

(Reporting by Reza Derakhshi; writing by Fredrik Dahl; editing by David Stamp)