Iran Urges Expolsion of US Military in Middle East

Ali Larijani, Iran's top security official, pressed for Arab countries to expel US forces in the area from military bases. He also expressed Iran's desire to form alliances in the region without influence from the West. Check out the rest of his comments, including the one about the US being bullies. I do not think his comments are as far fetched as we would like to believe.

Iran is vying to become a major player in the Middle East, and while several of the region's countries have strong Western ties, I think the US needs to open a dialogue with the Iranians. Robert Gates' suggestion today that the US should include Iran in the discussions about Iraq is promising. Hopefully Bush will not cut off his nose to spite his face. We do not need any more enemies then we already have.