>>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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>Hi Hon :-)
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>I agree completely.
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>I'm going to go out on a limb here with this opinion, clearly not politically correct, that I don't give a rats a** what the rest of the world thinks of us. I mean, seriously, we didn't rise to our level of supremacy by worrying about what the has-beens and might-have-beens of the world think.
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>I am a firm subscriber to the theory that fear works. Mess with us, hurt our folks, you will die. Not only will you die, your family will suffer andyour country will be blasted.
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>It's a rough world and the historical long view is that it doesn't suffer fools.

No, it doesn't. And arrogance is the epitome of foolishness. Do you not realize how far our esteem has fallen? Do you not realize there are consequences of that?

Sorry, that sounds arrogant. We have talked many times and I know you are one of the good guys. I just disagree with you profoundly here.

I believe you are mistaken if you think Obama is a pushover. He has a courtly manner, which is not the same thing at all. Give him a chance.