Kudos to Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.) for doing what had to be done: he put a hold on the administration
Bush administration helped the Iranian hardliner get elected Ali Hashemi Rafsanjani, the only major Iranian figure who advocated reaching out to America, made indirect overtures to the Bush administration in the period leading up to the June 2005 Iranian election but was rebuffed, according to American businessman Barry O’Connell, who frequently travels to Iran. State [...]