If the US could have high level talks with the USSR during the darkest days of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

Question

why not talk to Iran and Syria now?

Answer 1

What do you actually know about the Cuban missile crisis?
Your question tells me that you do not know the whole story.

So I will tell it to you. I will keep it as short as possible.

There were talks with the Russians. However, Talking alone
never accomplishes any thing if you are not willing to back up
with force. The force shown was the 5th Infantry Division Mech.
We were mobilized just days after it became certain that
Russia was moving missiles into Cuba. Had they not removed
the missiles, we would have been in Gitmo in 24 hours.

The press chose to play down our role. That's bias.

And that is how it happened, from one who was there.

Answer 2

These are two completely different things.

1. The US and Soviet Union were allies during WW II, the USSR was a founding member of the UN, and the US and Russia had diplomatic relations during the entire Cuban Missile Crisis.

2. The Soviet Union had nuclear weapons, and not talking to them could have triggered a nuclear war. Moreover, we were doing the same thing then that we are trying to do now. Prevent a rogue third world country from obtaining nuclear weapons.

3. We have no formal relations with Iran and barely any with Syria.

4. The Soviet Union never illegally held US diplomats as hostages for nearly two years.

5. The Soviet Union never sponsored terrorism.

However, during the 1960s, they did send monetary aid and political support to the various radical, Left Wing, Hippie, Peace groups around the US in an attempt to subvert the US government.

The fruit of these leftist groups are great politicians like Bill and Hilary Clinton, and Nancy Peloski, oh sorry I mean Pelosi. Yet another reason not to trust these people.

I could go on, but I think that is enough to prove my point!

Answer 3

Because the USSR was our equal, Syria and Iran are not. We have the ability to end their evil here and now, we did not have that ability with the USSR. It is asinine to wait until our enemies are stronger before doing something about them. When an Iranian or North Korean nuke goes off in Isreal or the US, those deaths will partly be on the heads of our current administration because they are doing nothing when they should be dropping bombs.

Diplomacy has never in the history of humankind solved any conflict. Either one side defeats the other, or there is a stalemate until one side self-destructs.

Answer 4

I am sure is happening behind the scenes now. People forget that the Reagan camp had already cut a deal with the Iranians to get the Democrats out of office. Soon after Reagan defeated Carter, the American hostages in the embassy were released. The USA will deal with Iran if it gets something out of it. Countries don't have permanent friends, just permanent interest. We use to deal with Saddam when he was fighting the Iranians. Believe, it is not only limited to the USA, every major power in history has done the same thing. It is a big power play.

Answer 5

He would make the perfect determination attainable depending on the circumstances, purely as JFK did; compared to Obama who would agenda a rock live performance as a precursor to unconditional talks. I actually have neither seen or heard of any supplies you or threats that our enemies plan to attempt the mettle of John McCain. on the different hand, Biden is confident that a nationwide safe practices disaster will take position in the first 6 months of an Obama presidency.

Answer 6

Right now, Iran and Syria are the Number 1 and Number 2 sponsors of terrorism in the world. They of course will not acknowledge this.

What are we supposed to sit down and talk to them about? Please stop supporting terrorism? Here's what we'll give you in exchange? Or how about please stop developing nukes, and we'll give you X instead?

Hmmm....we tried that with another rogue state, namely North Korea, and they went right on developing nukes despite the deal we had with them.

In order to have serious talks, both sides have to want the same eventual result. Right now, Iran and Syria do not seem to have any desire to end terrorism.

Answer 7

I heard this very thing on the radio this morning. Had we not talked the the USSR during that time, we probably would no longer be here.

Answer 8

Bush does not conisder Iran and syria as important nations----
rather lowe rate 3rd world.

Ego problem of his..

Answer 9

How do you negotiate with people who want you dead? What kind of bargain can you possibly make?

The world is governed by the use of force. That's just a fact.

Answer 10

Bush did himself a disservice by labeling them part of the "Axis of Evil"