| There might be room for dialogue with him if the letter truly represents his feelings on this matter. However, that is not always the case.
But in realistic terms, as Saddam was a strongman in the region and we were chummy with him, this guy may be the region's strongman NOW and it would be in our best interest to buddy up with him, especially since we are not too well liked in that neck of the woods. It's not like we have never dealt with someone ideologically different from us before.
Not a day goes by that I don't see something that reinforces my belief that people are idiots. |