why does this guy sound so much more reasonable (and intelligent) than our president?

Ahmadinejad: Iran, US not headed for war

NEW YORK - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in New York to protests Sunday and said in a television interview that Iran was neither building a nuclear bomb nor headed to war with the United States.

Iran's Ahmadinejad: No attack on Israel

NEW YORK - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Monday that Iran would not launch an attack on Israel or any other country, and he does not believe the U.S. is preparing for war against Iran.

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I know that he could be lying, and i know that he's said some pretty reprehensible stuff in the past, but at least he doesn't sound crazy...

OK, I guess he is still a bit off-the-wall:

Iran president: "We don't have homosexuals in our country"

(Americablog)