Carney: Obama Not Offended by Iran's Snub

Informal meeting wasn't all that important

President Obama was not disappointed by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's decision to reject an offer for an informal meeting Tuesday at the United Nations, White House press secretary Jay Carney told reporters.

"He was open to the possibility of an informal encounter with President Rouhani and remains [so]," Carney said.

The White House spokesman refused to "delve into analysis of Iranian politics" and speculate why Rouhani had opted against a meeting but did caution that watchers should not "over-interpret" the snub.

Comments

[Hugh Akston]

No that's cool. Obama had other stuff going on that night anyways. He and Holder were gonna go to Georgetown and tie one on. Obama was just seeing if, you know, Rouhani wanted to do something sometime, you know? No pressure or anything. No, Obama's not crying, it's just really windy. In the Oval Office.

[Sevo]

It really wasn't that important. It's not like there's a lot of other things that need attention. Hell, we haven't had a budget in years; it could have waited.
But, what the hey...