Bush made it quite clear he wouldn't hold diplomatic talks with any country (Syria and Iran in this case) that didn't support his vision of Iraq.
I challenge you to post anything Bush stated IN CONTEXT that remotely resembles what you claim here.
He told Iran specifically that if they wanted to have diplomatic talks with the US then they must meet Bush's demands. He fully knows that no country would voluntarily do such things just to have diplomatic talks that would most likely only lead to more demands they would need to meet. He might as well of asked Iran to pay the US $100 million dollars per hour that they meet.
Wrong again, but at least you are consistent. Bush insisted Iran meet the UN’s demands to cease enrichment as a requirement for direct talks.
The UN has been negotiating with Iran for 8 years; how has that worked out?
Talks are about political negotiations, not demand meeting.
It is readily apparent that you, and many Liberals, have no comprehension about how to negotiate. You always want to negotiate from a position of strength. BOTH parties to a negotiation have to negotiate in GOOD faith and BOTH parties always require some form of gesture to show they are willing to negotiate.
If one party, Iran, shows absolutely NO desire to discuss the issues, NO desire to meet the requirements to hold talks, NO willingness to negotiate in good faith, how do you think any attempt will come out? What has been their response to Obama’s overtures? Oh yeah, before they talk to us, we must change OUR ways and totally comply with their demands.
Good luck with that.
I also find it humorous that Bush is praised for seeking multi-national support and discussions on the matter but Obama is attacked as been weak for doing that same.
Obama is doing NOTHING that could be considered the same; he is being criticized for his rabid naiveté’ in which he thinks that by criticizing his own country’s attitude and being willing to talk without any pre-conditions will somehow promote diplomacy.
How has that worked for the UN so far with Iran? How has this worked with Korea? What level of denial does it take to comprehend that these despotic nations don’t give a rats buttocks about OUR notion of peaceful intentions and negotiating in GOOD faith?
That would be a refreshing change from your empty rhetoric and hyperbole of liberals and why they hate America.
Nothing empty about it; I could post volumes on the hate America BS Liberals spew daily. Only someone suffering from willful denial thinks that attacking a President and claiming failure and loss while troops are fighting and dying in a war they chose is somehow patriotic or coherently sensible.