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babylonsister

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Tue Mar 10, 2015, 12:14 PM Mar 2015

Iran Offers to Mediate Talks Between Republicans and Obama


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Iran Offers to Mediate Talks Between Republicans and Obama


TEHRAN—Stating that “their continuing hostilities are a threat to world peace,” Iran has offered to mediate talks between congressional Republicans and President Obama.

Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, made the offer one day after Iran received what he called a “worrisome letter” from Republican leaders, which suggested to him that “the relationship between Republicans and Obama has deteriorated dangerously.”

“Tensions between these two historic enemies have been high in recent years, but we believe they are now at a boiling point,” Khamenei said. “As a result, Iran feels it must offer itself as a peacemaker.”

He said that his nation was the “logical choice” to jumpstart negotiations between Obama and the Republicans because “it has become clear that both sides currently talk more to Iran than to each other.”

He invited Obama and the Republicans to meet in Tehran to hash out their differences and called on world powers to force the two bitter foes to the bargaining table, adding, “It is time to stop the madness.”

Hours after Iran made its offer, President Obama said that he was willing to meet with his congressional adversaries under the auspices of Tehran, but questioned whether “any deal reached with Republicans is worth the paper it’s written on.”

For their part, the Republicans said they would only agree to talks if there were no preconditions, such as recognizing President Obama’s existence.



































By Andy Borowitz

http://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/iran-offers-to-mediate-talks-between-republicans-and-obama
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Iran Offers to Mediate Talks Between Republicans and Obama (Original Post) babylonsister Mar 2015 OP
Borowitz is the best guillaumeb Mar 2015 #1
I love good satire Gothmog Mar 2015 #2
Borowitz has to be thinking his job is too easy BeyondGeography Mar 2015 #3
Borowitz definitely gets it Hekate Mar 2015 #4
Perhaps Economic Sanctions would be in order, they seem to work well. libdem4life Mar 2015 #5

BeyondGeography

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3. Borowitz has to be thinking his job is too easy
Tue Mar 10, 2015, 12:58 PM
Mar 2015

The Republicans are a lifetime employment guarantee given his talent.

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