Wrong I support talking to your enemies aka the Nixon opening up of China. I support this current mission Obama is doing. I think Israel should engage in direct talks with HAMAS, But I don't at the same time want the leader displaying weakness. Opening dialog must lead to something and he is definitely dropping the ball on Iran and North Korea, just like Bush did! I think we should lift the embargo on Cuba, but only after we have dialog and get something for the lifting! I want him to engage Russia and try to form more of an alliance type relationship.
I hope to god I am wrong on Obama's Iran policy and that he is trying to appeal to the everyday disenchanted Iran voter so Alamdouchebag gets ousted in a few days an a reformer takes the helm (to go along with reformers already taking the Iranian Parliament) and then waiting until after the election to take a hard stand and engage in direct talks with Iran! Hopefully that is his strategy. If that is the case, then his nuclear energy talk is not all bad and his strategy is not all flawed. However, I just don't think that is the case. Rather think he is embolding our enemies!
So what do you suggest we talk to Kim Jung Ill or his successor about? NK has violated
both the Clinton and Bush negotiating "frameworks" for nonproliferation in exchange for humanitarian aid. We've given in and removed sanctions, only to have the agreements violated within days.
So what should we do with Iran that isn't already being done? Even Bush finally sent an envoy to Iran to begin talks just about a year ago. Trade relations with Cuba is looooooong overdue. So that leaves Israel, where there also remains a decades-long stalemate.
At some point, you have to learn that doing the same thing over and over again IS the definition of insanity, and it's time to try a different approach. Time to do the long division to solve the problems, rather than knocking ourselves out using equations that don't add up. And that of course includes the a peaceful solution between Israel and Palestine.
Your previous litany alleging "weakness" on Obama's part are pure propagandized fearmongering with a bunch of what-ifs as talking points. Well shit,
WHAT IF you're wrong!