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Gandalf would let a Nazgul snatch Frodo, then have Legolas shoot the said Nazgul into Mt. Doom's crater.
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Sounds like a good plan to me, Nil.
But I always thought that the plan was-
1) get to Mt Doom
2) push Frodo in
I'm sure Gandalf realized that one death is a small price to pay in order to win the war for the good guys.
He was a bit uncomfortable with the whole thing as he had started to become a bit attached to the little expendable hobbit, but his duty was to defeat Sauron, not be nice to hobbits.
Obviously Gandalf wouldn't have finished the deed himself (his favorite motto- "Always keep you hands clean") and I think that's where Pippin came in. Why else would Gandalf have agreed to bring that silly hobbit along.
As you're all aware, Pippin had a horrible temper and was very conceited and prideful. He liked to think that he was the best looking hobbit ever to exist. But remember, Frodo had an abnormal Elvish beauty surrounding him and many thought that he was the best looking hobbit in the Shire. This is why Pippin butted heads with Frodo throughout the book.
Gandalf planned to use this once he got to Mt Doom. Frodo would walk up to the Cracks of Doom, Gandalf would say something to Pippin (who he had been working up the entire journey) about how handsome Frodo looked, and Pippin would finally snap and bull into Frodo knocking him (and the Ring) into the fires of Mt Doom.
Anyway, that's what I always thought Gandalf was planning.