Is "we don't talk to evil" the saddest excuse for diplomacy you have ever heard?

Question

The short of it is that in 2003, under the moderate leadership of Khatami, Iran offered EVERYTHING to the US.
They offered to cater their nuclear program to our demands of transparency.
They offered to cut off funding to Hezbollah.
They offered to help the US in Iraq.
The only request they had was that a terrorist militia called Mujahedeen Khalq be shut down, and relations be restored.
The state department was foaming at the mouth to make a deal, but Cheney, acting with the mentality of a 13 year old schoolgirl who refuses to speak with a friend who is trying to make amends was quoted as saying "We don't talk to evil"
I seem to remember Reagan talking to the USSR, and he called them the evil empire.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6274147.stm
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2007-01-18-US-iran_x.htm

I realize that the president of Iran is kind of a figurehead position, LeAnne, but if Khatami had been able to negotiate with the US, something that the Iranian public would be in favor of, maybe he would have gotten the popular support to put some weight behind his position. Who knows, the end result may have landed the Guardianship Council in jail in some kind of coup.

Answer 1

They are copying what the zionist do

Answer 2

Tough call - I, too, remember Reagan talking to the Soviets - but, unfortunately, I also recall Carter talking to the Iranians, for 14 months while they held 66 Americans hostage - the only conclusion I can draw is that Jimmy Carter was certainly no Ronald Reagan.

I would be very cautious, to say the least, of any "deal" proposed by Iran - remember, shortly after Carter kissed the Soviet's on both cheeks for peace, they invaded Afghanistan. Carter's reaction? I can't believe I was lied to.

When these countries change leaders and the real power ends up with the Shiite clergy and their supreme religious leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (present day Iran), any deals and negotiations made prior aren't worth the paper they're printed on.

Again, tough call - but certainly not the saddest excuse for diplomacy I've ever heard.

Answer 3

Absolutely--it takes all the fun out of slaughtering al the innocent men womenand children!

Besides, relying on reason instead of brutalitymeans you have to THINK--and that's soooooo HARD!

Answer 4

Funny, they not only ignored, but DIRECTLY DEFIED 23 U.N. RESOLUTIONS Inspections to go into "religiously sacred" areas to check for WMD.

But we're supposed to believe that they were going to cater their nuclear program to OUR demands of transparency?

Ha ha ha ha.

Sell it down the street.

Answer 5

its not as stupid and waging a holy war on someone. gimme a ******* break