Gen James Jones, the US National Security Adviser
Posted on 08/11/2010 6:06:05 PM PDT by bruinbirdman
Barack Obama’s national security adviser, Gen James Jones, has indicated the President may be prepared to meet Mahmoud Ahmadinejad if the regime resumed negotiations over its nuclear programme.
Gen James Jones, the US National Security Adviser
The retired general also indicated that the return of three American hikers held in Iran for the past year would be an “important gesture”.
Earlier this month, Mr Ahmadinejad requested face-to-face talks with Mr Obama during the UN General Assembly meeting in New York. The White House had appeared to rule out any meeting.
However, in an interview with CNN, Gen Jones said “the door’s open” if the Iranians agree to resume talks with the International Atomic Energy Agency.
When asked whether Mr Obama may meet the Iranian leader, Gen Jones said: “Ultimately if we find a convergence of paths all things are possible.
“One thing they might do is return our three hikers. That would be an important gesture. It could lead to better relations.” However, the President’s national security adviser said there would be “no point in a theatrical meeting.” It is unlikely that the Iranians will agree to the American’s demands as the regime has repeatedly circumvented previous attempts to rein in its nuclear programme.
Earlier this month, Mr Ahmadinejad said he was ready for face-to-face talks.
“We are hopefully coming for the UN assembly,” Mr Ahmadinejad said in an address to expatriate Iranians which was broadcast live on state television.
“We are ready to sit down with Mr Obama face-to-face and put the global issues on the table, man-to-man, freely, and in front of the media and see whose solutions are better. We think this is a better approach.”
In the interview, Gen Jones refused to be drawn on whether military action might be considered
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Oh for Pete’s sake.
He’s going to surrender.
Why would we expect Iran to want to “negotiate” anything with this wimp of an impostor “president”?
American needs another cowboy. Or even a cowgirl.
We’ll raise you one and toss in 3000 on good faith.
I hope he has the common courtesy to bow to Imanutjob, it just wouldn’t be fitting if he didn’t.
Anti Semitic A$$hole.
Why doesn’t he just stay there and run that place in the ground.
What a great idea! I’m sure this meeting will be the signal to usher in a new age of peace and harmony! What can go wrong? We are the change we’ve been waiting for!
Just another guy for Obama to bow to
Jim Jones is an idiot...................but then he works for a bigger idiot........
Last weekend Iran sentenced 7 Bahai representatives to 20 years on trumped up espionage charges that was condemned by every western country except the US.
Imagine the fun we’re going to have with the photo of Barack the Kenyan bowing to Ahmadinejad the Islamomurderer.
He’s perfected his bow?
The Prequel
Zero is going to get us all killed with this kind of Naivety
Whatever happened to "no preconditions"?
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