Which begs the question, will Bush II try to bolster Ahmadinejad with an attack, otherwise the little blowhard might just be kicked out by Iranian citizens, and replaced with a more thoughful person. the neocons would hate for that to happen, no chance for military glory and gore.
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Iran's Discontent With Ahmadinejad Grows
By ALI AKBAR DAREINI, Associated Press Writer
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
(01-17) 11:43 PST TEHRAN, Iran (AP) --
Prices for vegetables have tripled in the past month, housing prices have doubled since last summer — and as costs have gone up, so has Iranians' discontent with hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his focus on confrontation with the West.
Ahmadinejad was elected last year on a populist agenda promising to bring oil revenues to every family, eradicate poverty and tackle unemployment. Now he is facing increasingly fierce criticism for his failure to meet those promises.
He is being challenged not only by reformers but by the conservatives who paved the way for his stunning victory in 2005 presidential elections. Even conservatives say Ahmadinejad has concentrated too much on fiery, anti-U.S. speeches and not enough on the economy — and they have become more aggressive in calling him to account.
"The government has painted idealistic goals like tackling housing problems and unemployment ... but no solution has been offered," said Mohammad Khoshchehreh, a prominent conservative lawmaker, told The Associated Press.
Ahmadinejad's government "has been strong on populist slogans but weak on achievement," said Khoshchehreh, who campaigned for Ahmadinejad during the election.
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