Cheney Allegedly Offers to Trade Carter for Hostages

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Cheney Allegedly Offers to Trade Carter for Hostages

by Scott Ott

(2007-03-25) — A source close to Dick Cheney said today that the vice president has suggested freeing 15 British sailors and marines from Iranian captivity by trading former President Jimmy Carter for the hostages.

The deal, which Mr. Cheney reportedly believes “has a certain poetic justice to it”, would require an executive order signed by President George Bush, but the unnamed source said presidential adviser Karl Rove “can take care of that as usual without bothering the president with the details.”

White House insiders said the trade would not violate the Bush administration’s policy of refusing to negotiate with terrorists, “since only one party in this deal would receive anything of strategic value.”

[tubebender]

This will save the DNC from having to send Jimma to negotiate for President Pelosi...

[Hot Tabasco]

Fox News just reported that Iran offered to free hostages if Carter stayed home.......

[HereInTheHeartland]

"“since only one party in this deal would receive anything of strategic value.”

Really, really good one...

It's a little hard to laugh at any of this however. Hopefully the safe return will be coming soon.
I'm sure the Iranians will have the hostages dispersed to make a military rescue very difficult.

I still wish we could seize their oil fields (and keep pumping and shipping oil) and cut off their (the radical mullahs) funding.
That might cause change from within.

[Plains Drifter]

No, Rosie can't go. I think those folks don't like anything to do with pigs, and Rosie is a pig.

[Suzy Quzy]

Carter isn't WORTHY of being traded....he's NO ONE's prize.

[Plains Drifter]

They shouldn't send Carter because he tried to negotiate with Iran once before in our history and was unsuccessful. They should send Chelsea Clinton's real father, Janet Reno. He/she or it would kick their a$$!

[Liberty Valance]

“since only one party in this deal would receive anything of strategic value.”

[mtdew]

I'm sure Mr. 13% was just making a little joke.

[Thomas Newton]

I think the Dixie Chicks alone would be enough for the deal.

[VRWC For Truth]

Throw in Pelosi for free.

[greccogirl]

Great! Bye Jimmah.

[CyberAnt]

ROTFLOL!!! I LOVE IT!!!!

[CORedneck]

Also throw in Danny Glover and Sean Penn as well.....

On Jimmy carter, he would reap what he sowed back in 1979.

[Centurion2000]

excellent. maybe we should throw in Jane Fonda as well.

[incredulous joe]

Eeck, that's a scary thought.

Well, I won't interfere with their personal beliefs systems as long as they're taking a dirt nap. Unfortunately, it don't sound like coalition forces sound up to it and possibly these Marines and sailors are going to be used for prisoner exchange or human shields.

I hope they think twice about the rules of engagement the next time they are approached by enemy forces, but I suppose that ain't the way allied military has been trained.

[secret garden]

I am so down with this idea.

[Netizen]

Sweeten the deal - throw in Jesse Jackson too!

and 3/4 of Follywood!

[F.J. Mitchell]

Peanuts is the most worthless thing we have to offer, but by spraying him with glitter and gluing on some beads, bangles and rhinestones, this could be the slickest swap since the purchase of Manhattan Island.

[Plains Drifter]

If they don't let them go,we send in Helen Thomas!!!

[RJS1950]

I only wish it were true.