[iversonian]

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The guy's been protrayed, rightly or wrongly, as Hitler and Stalin rolled into one. Having him go to Ground Zero would be political dynamite for the administration.

Allowing him to visit Ground Zero could be a way toward diffusing the tensions betwen the two countries. Which is why we won't allow it.

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Yes, that's exactly what Joe sixpack's thinking while he's shaking his fist at the tube. Yes, that's what the police chief immediately thought of when he first got the phone call. "But the oil! Can't have these people starting to like Iran, now" Yes, way to totally hit the nail on the head there.



Or, you know, maybe it has more to do with how he's a self avowed enemy of our country. Something like that...