WASHINGTON (SR) - At the direction of President Obama, the U.S. State Department is drafting a letter to Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, conveying regret for past sins, and promising a new era of friendship between the two countries.
Diplomats said Obama's letter would mark a change in tone from the hostile one adopted by the Bush administration, which portrayed Iran as part of an "axis of evil"
An Obama official said the letter will praise Ahmadinejad for his "courage and righteousness," and will commit billions of dollars of U.S. foreign aid to Iran as a "symbol of America's desire to find forgiveness."
Along with the letter, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will present the Iranian president with a new 2009 Cadillac Escalade ESV and an autographed photo of President Obama and First Lady Michelle kissing the Holy Koran while standing on a portrait of former President Bush.
Mrs. Clinton recently told a reporter, "I hope to Hell this works, we so desperately need Iran's respect."
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