Jimmy Carter said...

I think that sends a clear signal to Maliki that we won't be there indefinitely and my hope is that they'll be a commitm...

Later in the day, the President called the President-elect, thanked him again for the offer, and accepted his invitation...

But my hope is that there will be some clarification of what the United States is doing now and what they will be doing ...

I will sign, upon release of the hostages, an Executive Order revoking prohibitions previously imposed against transacti...