March 17, 2006
SURPRISINGLY SENSIBLE:
White House offers talks to Tehran (Joseph Curl, March 17, 2006, THE WASHINGTON TIMES)
Zalmay Khalilzad, the U.S. ambassador to Iraq, has been "authorized to speak with Iranians," Bush spokesman Scott McClellan said. "But this is a very narrow mandate dealing specifically with issues relating to Iraq." [...]Posted by Orrin Judd at March 17, 2006 8:20 AMIraqi Shi'ite leader Abdul Aziz al-Hakim had urged Shi'ite Iran to become involved in the talks in an effort to address U.S. accusations that Iran is meddling in Iraq.
"We will accept the proposal to help resolve the problems in Iraq and establish an independent government there as it was made by Mr. Hakim," said Ali Larijani, Iran's top nuclear negotiator and secretary of the country's Supreme National Security Council.
The move marks a major shift in Iranian foreign policy, just as the United Nations is weighing action to punish the nation for its nuclear ambitions.
Even the Kennedys figured out that you ignore the angry rhetoric and answer the conciliatory reply.
Posted by: John at March 17, 2006 9:49 AMI still maintain their crazy talk was a ruse.
Posted by: ghostcat at March 17, 2006 2:48 PMAhmadinejad is crazy. Khamenei isn't.
Posted by: oj at March 17, 2006 3:01 PMTwo cops.
Posted by: ghostcat at March 17, 2006 5:34 PMMaybe one cop and one stooge.
Posted by: jdkelly at March 17, 2006 7:07 PMone organ grinder, and one monkey.
Posted by: tow at March 19, 2006 2:12 PM