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Originally Posted by Sheriff Gonna Getcha

I first heard about the talks several months ago on one of those Sunday morning news shows. Since then, I've read about it numerous times. Sorry I didn't post a link.

I think the Iranians can be dealt with but it requires diplomacy of the highest order. I wouldn't trust the State Depatment with it. They would have to believe that the person they are dealing with represents the highest authority. If they suspect for one second that they are dealing with a State Department so and so, then it's a waste of time. They want to be respected. They are not Arab and they have shown an affinity fo reason in the past. The real problem is their out and out hostility towards Jews. No diplomatic advances will be possible until they climb down from the idea that they can attain a Jew-free Palestine. Arabs have shown no willingness to do so, but I think Persians could be persuaded under the right circumstances.

This was the great failure of the neo-cons. The failure to seize the opportunity to drive a wedge between the Arabs and the Iranians. Nixon would have seen it immediately. He would have had a love fest (albeit extremely awkward) with Khameni. Unfortunately, there are no mulligans in foreign relations and Nixon is dead.

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