| The constitution is law, not scripture.
Nothing that would not be deemed unconstitutional by courts, should be thought of as unconstitutional in anyway we ought to care about.
What is best matters more then what the founders didn't specify.
Meeting foreign leaders essentially means having discussions with them, which promotes understanding and being understood, which is beneficial.
Bushes implicit belief that not talking to countries we don't like is somehow beneficial is wrong, and not very Reagenlike.
I don't think Pelosi accomplished much with her visit to Syria, but I think she did accomplish good, in giving the Syrian's our message and making the US seem less stubborn to the world. |