‘US at fault for financial collapse’
“The US government has made a series of mistakes in the past few decades,” Ahmadinejad said. “The imposition on the US economy of the years of heavy military engagement and involvement around the world... the war in Iraq, for example. These are heavy costs imposed on the US economy.
“The world economy can no longer tolerate the budgetary deficit and the financial pressures occurring from markets here in the United States, and by the US government,” he added.