One of the key recommendations of the Iraq Study Group was direct, unconditional engagement with Iran and Syria. It was quickly rejected by the Bush administration.

This morning on Fox News Sunday, Sen. Sam Brownback — one of the most conservative members of the Senate — embraced the recommendation, but with an unusual twist. Brownback said that the administration should “park” Vice President Cheney in the region, leading the diplomatic effort. Watch it:

Of course, Cheney has been one of the primary forces within the administration resisting direct engagement with Iran and Syria.

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Percentage of Americans who “want the Bush administration to set a timetable for withdrawal” of U.S. troops from Iraq.