Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has rebuffed what will be, in all probability, the most reasonable offer for face-to-face talks with the U.S. that he's likely to get.
The United States said Wednesday it would join in face-to-face talks with
Iran over its disputed nuclear program if Tehran first agreed to put challenged
atomic activities on hold, a shift in tactics meant to offer the Iranians a last
chance to avoid punishing sanctions.
Iran dismissed the offer as "a propaganda move."
As I read this report, I couldn't help imagining a once-proud and intransigent Ahmadinejad, disheveled and covered in mud, being pulled out of his carefully concealed spider hole a la Saddam Hussein. I believe that Ahmadinejad, as Saddam did in 2003, is underestimating the resolve of his Western opposition. The difference is that the Europeans are all on board for this one, which makes the possibility of a military intervention increasingly likely.
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