All Eyes on the UN

“Aides to Mr. Bush bristled yesterday at the notion that they were trying to avoid a chance run-in between Mr. Ahmadinejad and Mr. Bush in the United Nations hallways. Contending that they were giving no extra attention to the possible walking route of the Iranian delegation or the Iranian leader’s bathroom schedule, they said that to do so would only help to elevate the stature of a man they would rather diminish." (NY Times)

This is surprising. I would’ve thought Bush would want to run into Mahmoud at the urinals. He could peek over, compare and then swagger up to reporters and brag to the world that his is bigger. Isn’t that all that matters to him?

But seriously in a perfect world, they would awkwardly meet in the General Assembly hall, Mahmoud would try to shake Bush’s hand and Bush would refuse and Mahmoud would chase Bush all around the UN. Perhaps the Benny Hill theme music could be played over this scene.