Report: Ahmadinejad not taking Clinton "seriously"

Iranian 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.

He didn’t bother to say that most things in the U.S. eclipse Iran by about that same ratio.

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.

Link

(click on cartoon to enlarge)

Mr. Ahmadinejad seems to be joining the leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan in the way they view Hillary Clinton.