Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is in New York for meetings at the United Nations. Rouhani addressed the bombings of ISIS and said that the existence of the terrorist group was the result of … well, you might have guessed it by now:
#Terrorism is a global problem, but military action is not the answer. @NewAmerica #RouhaniLive #UNGA
— Hassan Rouhani (@HassanRouhani) September 24, 2014
#ISIS born out of destruction of #Iraq & #Afghanistan–did not exist prior to 2003 & would likely not have come about in absent of invasion.
— Hassan Rouhani (@HassanRouhani) September 24, 2014
Whoever had “Bush’s fault” please collect your winnings.
Not trying to cast blame, but to show how essential it is avoid such mistakes in the future. A political solution is essential. #WAVE
— Hassan Rouhani (@HassanRouhani) September 24, 2014
#Iran had no doubt in fighting terrorism since day 1. This is while some countries apparently had doubts or delays in countering #ISIS.
— Hassan Rouhani (@HassanRouhani) September 24, 2014
Rouhani’s position certainly isn’t unheard of:
https://twitter.com/NoahCRothman/status/514868580551110656
He has joined #UniteBlue @TheDemocrats MT @HassanRouhani: #ISIS born out of destruction of #Iraq & #Afghanistan–did not exist prior to 2003
— Ruben D. Sanchez Jr (@rdsanchezjr) September 24, 2014
Maybe Rouhani was auditioning for an MSNBC gig once his Iranian president career comes to a close.
https://twitter.com/cdnrod/status/514869626023321601
A lecture from the Iranian president on how to stop terrorism should be taken with a grain of salt:
https://twitter.com/NoahCRothman/status/514870473377583104
#Ironic:
.@HassanRouhani saying his government is opposed to terrorism in the Middle East is like Donald Sterling hosting an anti-racism conference
— Eli Lake (@EliLake) September 24, 2014
Shorter headline:
Terrorism stakeholder bemoans an innovative uber of terrorism. http://t.co/OsDHQGPn4j
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) September 24, 2014
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