georgephillip
Diamond Member
Should Obama take a page out of Nixon's playbook and visit Iran within the next three years?
Stranger things have happened:
"A visit to Tehran by President Obama is no longer impossible, according to experts and former officials.
"While an Obama trip there in the next three years remains a long shot, neither the White House nor Irans new president will categorically rule it out.
"Other observers say what once seemed unimaginable is now possible.
'Stranger things have happened,' said Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs panel. 'Weve shown an ability to re-pivot in our relationships with bitter, violent adversaries.'
"Graffiti vowing 'Death to America' still covers Tehran, and the 34th anniversary of the 1979 takeover of the embassy last month drew the biggest anti-American rally in years..."
"'Were at a place in our dealings with the Iranians that six months ago would have been unimaginable,' said John Limbert, a retired U.S. diplomat who was one of the 52 hostages held for 444 days by Iranian students who took over the U.S. embassy in 1979..."
"Observers say its largely up to Iran to convince the U.S. and its allies, including Israel, of its peaceful intentions.
'Can I see a future where Iran and the United States have reestablished and normalized their relations in some fashion? My answer is decidedly yes,' Connolly said. 'But it requires this dynamic to take hold.'
Obama in Tehran ? could it happen? | TheHill
Jimmy Carter was the last US president to visit Iran.
Should Obama be the next?
Stranger things have happened:
"A visit to Tehran by President Obama is no longer impossible, according to experts and former officials.
"While an Obama trip there in the next three years remains a long shot, neither the White House nor Irans new president will categorically rule it out.
"Other observers say what once seemed unimaginable is now possible.
'Stranger things have happened,' said Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs panel. 'Weve shown an ability to re-pivot in our relationships with bitter, violent adversaries.'
"Graffiti vowing 'Death to America' still covers Tehran, and the 34th anniversary of the 1979 takeover of the embassy last month drew the biggest anti-American rally in years..."
"'Were at a place in our dealings with the Iranians that six months ago would have been unimaginable,' said John Limbert, a retired U.S. diplomat who was one of the 52 hostages held for 444 days by Iranian students who took over the U.S. embassy in 1979..."
"Observers say its largely up to Iran to convince the U.S. and its allies, including Israel, of its peaceful intentions.
'Can I see a future where Iran and the United States have reestablished and normalized their relations in some fashion? My answer is decidedly yes,' Connolly said. 'But it requires this dynamic to take hold.'
Obama in Tehran ? could it happen? | TheHill
Jimmy Carter was the last US president to visit Iran.
Should Obama be the next?