US plans to station diplomats in Iran for first time since 1979

The Guardian (UK) (excerpt) ^ | June 17, 2008 | Ewen MacAskill

[HAL9000]

The US plans to establish a diplomatic presence in Tehran for the first time in 30 years as part of a remarkable turnaround in policy by President George Bush.

The Guardian has learned that an announcement will be made in the next month to establish a US interests section - a halfway house to setting up a full embassy. The move will see US diplomats stationed in the country.

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[johnthebaptistmoore]

Is this move really such a good idea and really necessary?

[Dominnae]

What are they THINKING?

Never forget 444 DAYS!

Now we’re going to send Americans into the belly of the beast and hope that some Cahtah-esque dimwit doesn’t have to fumble with their lives again. With all the contempt and vile spew from their President & other mental giants in charge, what in the world makes anyone believe that these people won’t be (easy) prime targets?

[Hexenhammer]

who do you gotta piss off to get that assignment?

[clee1]

Useless....unwise.

[snarks_when_bored]

Good plan: send new hostage-candidates to Iran in the days leading up to the bombing of Iran’s nuclear sites. Smart move.

[TheWasteLand]

Will these “diplomats” be large fellows with buzz cuts?

[Islander7]

Good plan: send new hostage-candidates to Iran in the days leading up to the bombing of Iran’s nuclear sites. Smart move.

Hey, there's a whole bunch of Obama supporters who would love to talk with Imanutjob and his minions. Send them.

[Straight Vermonter]

Let me be the first on this thread to call BS.

[Enchante]

Unreal. This is a horrendous obscenity if this rumor proves true. We are handing over diplomatic HOSTAGES to the Mad Mullahs and ensuring that no US President will dare to take military action against that regime.

We should bomb the Mullahs and the IRG out of existence and then we can talk about re-establishing diplomatic relations, AFTER regime change.

[ASA Vet]

We should bomb the Mullahs and the IRG out of existence and then we can talk about re-establishing diplomatic relations, AFTER obtaining the victory which should have been pursued in 1979.

To bad we didn't have a president back then.

[Ulysse]

Wishfull thinking hoax from “the Guardian” which warmly support ouBASSAMA with his CARTER’s like stupid and lunatic policy of appeasement...

All this mess is the direct consequences of the CARTER’s genious and kind fantasies on IRAN AND ISLAMIC THEOCRACY when he betrayed the SHAH with the aplause of the left who hated the pro-american iranian government of the SHAH PALAVIH....

McCAIN should nail it again and again and stick oBASSAMA in the dark past of failed and dangerous ideologies

[Allegra]

Say what????

[Allegra]

Let me be the first on this thread to call BS.

I honestly throught it was satire and immediately checked the source.

This has got to be BS. There is no fathomable reason for State to do something as stupid as this.

[southland]

This is gross stupidity. Send Carter to finish his “brilliant” policy. Now they can humiliate us again...

[SolidWood]

I call BS, as well. The State Dep had a hard time sending Diplomats to Baghdad (ya know those pansies complained about the risks)... now they send ‘em to Tehran? No chance. On the other hand I wouldn’t mind sending some of those foggy bottom twats to the enemy.

[atomic conspiracy]

Not even Foggy Bottom is that stupid, especially when it comes to their own personnel.

This may be disinformation fed to Al Guardian as part of the lead-up to a US or Israeli attack on the Iranian nuclear facilities.

[Diogenesis]

Would it not be a win to transfer all the traitors in
the State Dept (who hate America, or plan their pensions
with Saudi Arabia, or recognize a country other than
America as ‘their country’) first, and then bomb?

[mkjessup]

Sorry folks, it's not BS. Assistant Secretary of State Mr. Burns ("EXCELLENT!") is in fact meeting with some Iranian joker 'Jalili' to discuss Iran's nuclear program and Condi The Piano Player has been yakking up the idea of opening up a U.S. "interests" section in Tehran for quite a while now.

This should come as no surprise to those who have been following the Bush Appeasement Program which got underway in North Korea with the figurative fellating of Comrade Chia Pet by State's waxing and quixotic Christopher Hill who never saw an arms "agreement" with Pyongyang that he didn't like. In North Korea, the former Far Eastern leg of the 'Axis of Evil' is now America's 'New Partner for Peace'.

So this not-so-sudden pandering to the Iranians should not surprise anybody, with only 6 months and a few days to go before our illustrious President rides out of town back to Crawford Texas, his Administration is going for the Legacy, and that means America is going to bend over and politely ask Ahmadinejad if he would please use lube before insertion. Get your tickets folks:

[mkjessup]

This may be disinformation fed to Al Guardian as part of the lead-up to a US or Israeli attack on the Iranian nuclear facilities.

I dearly pray you are correct.

Pardon me if I lack your optimism, based on the recent sell out of the North Korean people by this Administration.