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To: Road Walker who wrote (458715)	2/23/2009 8:24:15 AM
From: michael97123	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1572644

Roger Cohen article interesting as well and dovetails this on. I have been saying for as long as i can remember that re-engaging iran is key to a successful american foreign policy in the region. I thought that after 9/11 progress could have been made but bush admin decided to lump together all muslims together ignoring the difference between saddam and bin laden, shiaa and sunni, persian and arab etc.

To: Road Walker who wrote (458715)	2/23/2009 9:24:22 AM
From: i-node	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1572644

If President Barack Obama really wants to improve relations with Tehran, working with Mr. Ahmadinejad may be his best bet God, this sounds like it could have been written by an Iranian from Berkeley.

To: Road Walker who wrote (458715)	2/23/2009 11:38:49 AM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572644

But Mr. Ahmadinejad’s boldest moves have been toward the United States. Shortly after the American presidential election, Mr. Ahmadinejad wrote a letter to Mr. Obama congratulating him on his historic victory. This marked the first time, at least since the revolution, that an Iranian leader congratulated the winner of an election in the United States. To be sure, some wonder if this friendly gesture reflected official sentiment in Tehran. Mr. Ahmadinejad is, after all, not the most powerful or influential person in his country. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei basically steers Iran’s foreign policy. But it is foolish to believe that Mr. Ahmadinejad was truly acting alone. He could not have sent a congratulatory letter to Mr. Obama without at least the tacit permission of the supreme leader. We may not be giving Mr. Ahmadinejad the credit he deservers.