LanceOregon
Moderator
I thought that the solution to the Iranian Nuclear Weapons problem was simply for us to start getting involved in direct negotiations with them? However, this latest negotiation this Saturday that involved United States Representatives failed just like all of the earlier ones did. The Iranians once again refused to give any direct or clear answers about whether they are willing to end their uranium enrichment programs that produce weapons grade materials.
I thought that having American diplomats directly involved in negotiations was going to be the magic bullet that brought about a solution? Is that not what Obama has been calling for this past year in order to break the international political impasse over this issue?
Has it perhaps been a mistake for Bush to have caved in to political pressure, and have the US join the negotiating process?? Did this domestic political pressure here in the USA cause him to maybe make the wrong choice?
Here is a news story all about this:
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-fg-iran20-2008jul20,0,4284096.story
Are people ( especially Obama ) simply being naive about Iran's political and military ambitions? How do you effectively negotiate with people who believe that you are a "GREAT SATAN" that must be destroyed?
After all, what did negotiating with Adolf Hitler bring about? Is that not a fair analogy to compare to these current political negotiations with Iran?
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I thought that having American diplomats directly involved in negotiations was going to be the magic bullet that brought about a solution? Is that not what Obama has been calling for this past year in order to break the international political impasse over this issue?
Has it perhaps been a mistake for Bush to have caved in to political pressure, and have the US join the negotiating process?? Did this domestic political pressure here in the USA cause him to maybe make the wrong choice?
Here is a news story all about this:
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-fg-iran20-2008jul20,0,4284096.story
Are people ( especially Obama ) simply being naive about Iran's political and military ambitions? How do you effectively negotiate with people who believe that you are a "GREAT SATAN" that must be destroyed?
After all, what did negotiating with Adolf Hitler bring about? Is that not a fair analogy to compare to these current political negotiations with Iran?
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