Comments on: This guy needs a hug http://www.rightonblog.net/2008/06/this-guy-needs-a-hug/ Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:06:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Alessandro Machi http://www.rightonblog.net/2008/06/this-guy-needs-a-hug/#comment-31356 Alessandro Machi Wed, 18 Jun 2008 07:38:01 +0000 http://www.rightonblog.net/?p=1329#comment-31356 Not many people know that Ahmadinejad is the same guy involved in the 1979 Iran Hostage Crisis. I'm fascinated that Ahmadinejad believes there are no gay people in his country. Not many people know that Ahmadinejad is the same guy involved in the 1979 Iran Hostage Crisis. I’m fascinated that Ahmadinejad believes there are no gay people in his country.

]]> By: James http://www.rightonblog.net/2008/06/this-guy-needs-a-hug/#comment-31343 James Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:13:23 +0000 http://www.rightonblog.net/?p=1329#comment-31343 The man has said without pause that he would sit down to a discussion with the Iranian President WITHOUT PRECONDITION... Yeah, we'll negotiate, we'll bend over backwards to make sure nothing offends you, we'll make sure we stop doing X, start doing Y etc. etc. etc... but we won't DARE ask you to meet some strict guidelines of our own prior to us even THINKING about sitting at the table with you. Negotiating is a 2 way street... if we ARE to sit at the table with Iran, there have to be ground rules. You can't give them a free pass and expect to get anywhere with them. The man has said without pause that he would sit down to a discussion with the Iranian President WITHOUT PRECONDITION…

Yeah, we’ll negotiate, we’ll bend over backwards to make sure nothing offends you, we’ll make sure we stop doing X, start doing Y etc. etc. etc… but we won’t DARE ask you to meet some strict guidelines of our own prior to us even THINKING about sitting at the table with you.

Negotiating is a 2 way street… if we ARE to sit at the table with Iran, there have to be ground rules. You can’t give them a free pass and expect to get anywhere with them.

]]> By: Chetan http://www.rightonblog.net/2008/06/this-guy-needs-a-hug/#comment-31342 Chetan Tue, 03 Jun 2008 06:58:01 +0000 http://www.rightonblog.net/?p=1329#comment-31342 I'm pretty sure Obama is not for "wine and cheese" negotiations. What do you think should be the course of action to deal with Iran? I’m pretty sure Obama is not for “wine and cheese” negotiations. What do you think should be the course of action to deal with Iran?

]]> By: James http://www.rightonblog.net/2008/06/this-guy-needs-a-hug/#comment-31341 James Mon, 02 Jun 2008 18:34:58 +0000 http://www.rightonblog.net/?p=1329#comment-31341 I never said negotiating never works... thing is the parties need to WANT something in order for a negotiation to take place. Someone who's only want is for you to NOT EXIST isn't open to negotiations and I'm not about to give them what they want to placate them. I wouldn't support an Iraq type solution either but sitting down to tell them you're "not comfortable with their tone" as Obama seems all too ready to do is not what I'm looking for in a President. I never said negotiating never works… thing is the parties need to WANT something in order for a negotiation to take place.

Someone who’s only want is for you to NOT EXIST isn’t open to negotiations and I’m not about to give them what they want to placate them.

I wouldn’t support an Iraq type solution either but sitting down to tell them you’re “not comfortable with their tone” as Obama seems all too ready to do is not what I’m looking for in a President.

]]> By: Gnorb http://www.rightonblog.net/2008/06/this-guy-needs-a-hug/#comment-31340 Gnorb Mon, 02 Jun 2008 18:21:27 +0000 http://www.rightonblog.net/?p=1329#comment-31340 Yeah, attempting to negotiate with people is such a waste of time. Nevermind that we started off by calling them "The Axis of Evil" or anything. I think it's best we stay the diplomatic course which has been such a screaming success for the past 7 years. Yeah, attempting to negotiate with people is such a waste of time. Nevermind that we started off by calling them “The Axis of Evil” or anything. I think it’s best we stay the diplomatic course which has been such a screaming success for the past 7 years.

]]> By: James http://www.rightonblog.net/2008/06/this-guy-needs-a-hug/#comment-31339 James Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:03:21 +0000 http://www.rightonblog.net/?p=1329#comment-31339 Yeah I saw that this morning, I had to read it about 3 times... I could have SWORN is was a misquote but that is just INSANE. Yeah I saw that this morning, I had to read it about 3 times… I could have SWORN is was a misquote but that is just INSANE.

]]> By: Chris http://www.rightonblog.net/2008/06/this-guy-needs-a-hug/#comment-31338 Chris Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:52:02 +0000 http://www.rightonblog.net/?p=1329#comment-31338 Did you catch Nancy Pelosi thanking the Iranians for their "goodwill"? <a href="http://ace.mu.nu/archives/265341.php" rel="nofollow">Ace of Spades</a> has the details. <blockquote> Well, the purpose of the surge was to provide a secure space, a time for the political change to occur to accomplish the reconciliation. That didn’t happen. Whatever the military success, and progress that may have been made, the surge didn’t accomplish its goal. And some of the success of the surge is that the goodwill of the Iranians-they decided in Basra when the fighting would end, they negotiated that cessation of hostilities-the Iranians. </blockquote> Unbelievable. Did you catch Nancy Pelosi thanking the Iranians for their “goodwill”? Ace of Spades has the details.

Well, the purpose of the surge was to provide a secure space, a time for the political change to occur to accomplish the reconciliation. That didn’t happen. Whatever the military success, and progress that may have been made, the surge didn’t accomplish its goal.

And some of the success of the surge is that the goodwill of the Iranians-they decided in Basra when the fighting would end, they negotiated that cessation of hostilities-the Iranians.

Unbelievable.

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