I would like to see President Bush go to Iran and undergo the same questioning that Ahmadinejad had here! I would like to see President Bush go to Iran and receive the same hospitality we have shown Pres. Ahmadinejad!
Bush in Teheran would not be the same as Ahmadinejad at the UN. In the strict sense of diplomatic protocol, Mr. Ahmadinejad was not in the US on an official state visit to us; he was here to attend the UNGA meeting. If he was dissed - again, strictly in the diplomatic sense - it was by the City of New York (the Ground Zero gaffe) and Columbia University (Bollinger's broadside), not by the US government. However, given that the State Department apparently did nothing to grease the skids for his extracurricular activities, I'd say that they are not overly upset with what happened.
IMO this was a disgrace to our own country! This could have been done much more tactfully!...
Perhaps the Iranian foreign ministry protocol boys who set up the visits could/should have done their homework better. Surely they had adequate information to judge what would likely happen over a visit to the WTC site? Surely they had some idea that the Columbia appearance would not be a controlled grip-and-grin?
