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To: Brumar89 who wrote (5585)	3/4/2009 2:47:16 PM
From: RetiredNow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 86352

Sounds like you subscribe to the Bush/Bolton type of diplomacy, which is basically to shoot the finger at the rest of the world and tell them it's my way or the highway. Hell, their view was that if you stop talking to people, they will come around to your point of view. That's just stupid. I've news for you. That's not diplomacy. It has lead to two wars costing more that $1 trillion. It has lead to increased tension with Russia. It has lead to Iran mastering the uranium processing cycle. It has lead to N. Korea about to test fire a long range missile. Diplomacy is when you keep the channels of communication open, even with your mortal enemies. Diplomacy is when you may not find common ground, but you still seek tit for tat interests that you can bargain over. Obama sees that we need missile defense in Poland because we want to counteract Iran's new missile capabilities that may be coupled with nukes. Russia is refusing to help stop Iran, and yet, they don't want a missile defense base on their borders. As such, we have powerful leverage to get their help to stop Iran. Afterall, most of the materials for Iran's nuke program have come from Russia. Diplomacy is much cheaper than war. It's time for us to grow up and realize we don't need to remake the world in America's image. Rather, we need to learn how to live in peace with everyone, even as we focus the bulk of our energy on trade and commerce. The two aren't mutually exclusive, except in the minds of people like Bush and Bolton.