>>>>I have no problem with Obama talking with anyone. Talk != concessions.
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>>>>In the eyes of the terrorists, Talk == Weakness
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>>>Oh, you know what they're thinking?
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>>Mike, you are so naive.
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>>Until you have spent a couple years living among these people, don't pretend you understand them or know what they're thinking.
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>>There have been wars since the beginning of time, and this is not going to change any time soon.
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>>The only thing extremists respect is power. If you really think that countries, such as N. Korea will stop being a threat to us and its neighbors because Obama sweet talks them, then I know where there is a bridge for sale.
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>>>I think the greatest damage Bush and Cheney did to our country was to our reputation. Their pugnacious, go-it-alone attitude was noted. We didn't used to be the world's pariah. That goes even for our closest allies. Respect for the U.S. has never been lower.
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>>Bush and Cheney let the world know that we were going after the bad guys, with or without them, and we did. We also found out who our friends were, in the process.
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>>Of course, I believe Nukes would be overkill and set a precedent that would trigger much worse repercussions.
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>Thank you for the condescending message.
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>What is it you understand about "these people"?

I spent a couple years in and around Tripoli, Libya. This country is as good an example as there is of a people that hate Americans for no other reason than we are from the United States.

Not all Libyans hate us. I did make many friends while I was there.

The one thing that did get their attention was when we bombed Tripoli....not, talk.