>I agree with you. You have a strong point. I guess that president Obama already knows about this. So why would he still want to negotiate then? Considering everything on the table there must be a very good reason to let people in charge think that negotiations could lead to something good.
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>Obama's lack of experience is showing here. This is the same reason that we should not negotiate with hostage takers. All it does is prove to other would-be hostage takers that they can get something they want from us if they take hostages too.

I thought of John Paul Getty when I saw you mentioning hostage. You remember this billionaire? Someone of his family was kidnapped. He never paid the ramson. The member of his family was released. I think that he had an ear cut but perhaps that by not paying J.P. Getty saved his life.

But I'd say Getty is a totally different story.

Perhaps Obama's lack of experience is showing. To me Bush's lack of experience was also showing. When the WTC thing happened the look on his face was really something to see.

So I'd say that when you become president nothing you did before really prepared you for this. At least not entirely. Probably one of the toughest job on earth.

So to end this reply... To negotiate or to not negotiate... that is the question

Let me also add... damned if you do, damned if you don't