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Originally Posted by dennisw
I'm not sure whether or not they view compromise as a metaphysical sin, but what does it matter if you cannot negotiate with them?
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I am anxious to hear X-Factors reply, and will comment over this part only.
Iran can be negotiated with.
Timeline: U.S.-Iran Contacts, Council of Foreign Relations
In 2003 Iran was scared, it offered to:
- Help stabilize Iraq after the American invasion
- Cut ties with Hezbollah and Hamas
- Show greater transparency in it’s nuclear program
In return for:
- Ending hostilities between the two countries
- Lifting of sanctions
- Disbanding of Mujahedeen-e-Khalq
This is according to then Secretary Colin Powell’s chief or staff
Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson (US Army, retired), and career CIA analyst
Flynt Leverett, then working as a senior director on the National Security Council for Condi Rice.
The White House turned it down.