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To: michael97123 who wrote (385468)	5/21/2008 11:53:36 AM
From: i-node	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1575191

Bull The US has two wars going on irans borders. Iran's bombastic language aside, they are not currently at war with anyone and have not been for some time and their fp has been to check what they see as encirclement by the US. Actually their mindset is much the same as the soviets of yesterday and putin today. Talking to them is in both countries interests. To label folks who want to talk to iran as misguided is one thing---to accuse them of appeasement is shear stupidity. Why am i not surprised from where such charges come. You and Bush--perfect together. Will you go away in 240 days too? Please say yes. I'm glad to discuss these subjects with you if you can be civil. If you can't, then I don't need it. You are so dug into your pro-Obama position that you don't hear anyone's view but your own. Obviously, you know little about how countries get the behaviors they want from other countries, and how they dissuade those they don't want. It is not done by appeasement (making concessions to preserve peace), which is what Obama has called for. Again, if you want to have an intelligent discussion about it, fine. But if you want to just come here bashing people who have a different view than you do, I'm not sure why you waste your time, and I sure as hell don't know how you expect to learn anything. One other thing -- to argue that it isn't appeasement to sit with Iran is absurd. Everything ABOUT such a meeting is appeasement. Just the act of showing up for the meeting is appeasement, because it it gives Iran something they don't have -- credibility. Furthermore, it emboldens terrorists around the world because it rewards behavior that we don't want to encourage. If you cannot see this, then you lack any fundamental understanding of how foreign policy must be conducted.