Bush Rejected Iran Offer to Trade for Bin Laden’s Son Because Cheney Didn’t Want Iran to

Brian Zick February 9, 2007

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Dafna Linzer for WaPo reports: Some of Bush's top advisers pushed for the trade, arguing that taking custody of bin Laden's son and the others would produce new leads on al-Qaeda. (…) Officials have said Bush ultimately rejected the exchange on the advice of Vice President Cheney and then-Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, who argued that any engagement would legitimize Iran and other state sponsors of terrorism. via Josh Marshall

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