Should America speak with those that oppose us?

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Yes, talk may help, it's worth a try

47% (16)

No, it's a waste of time, and potentially dangerous

5% (2)

Nuke Iran, then talk

14% (5)

Talk is overated, just nuke 'em

11% (4)

Let's have a love-in

8% (3)

Will this poll fetish never end, Gabby?!

11% (4)

Total Votes : 34

(last vote on : 6/1/2008 12:00:55 PM)
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Level -> Should America speak with those that oppose us? (5/23/2008 5:20:16 AM)
Lots of back and forth going on regarding Barack Obama stating that he intends on having talks with countries like Iran, if he wins the presidency. Some say this is not only not going to help anything, but may be harmful. quote: Obama pretends that while he is for such "engagement," the cowboy Republicans oppose it. Another absurdity. No one is debating the need for contacts. The debate is over the stupidity of elevating rogue states and their tyrants, easing their isolation and increasing their leverage by granting them unconditional meetings with the president of the world's superpower. Obama cites John Kennedy meeting Nikita Khrushchev as another example of what he wants to emulate. Really? That Vienna summit of a young, inexperienced, untested American president was disastrous, emboldening Khrushchev to push Kennedy on Berlin -- and then near fatally in Cuba, leading almost directly to the Cuban missile crisis. Is that the precedent Obama aspires to follow? http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/05/post_40.html Some say this is a good way of trying to bridge differences, and find peace. quote: Obama has frequently made the sensible comparison to the willingness of the United States, including its presidents, to meet with the Soviet Union. If the president of the United States can meet with the leader of the Soviet Union while the Soviets have thousands of nuclear weapons pointed at us, why can't the president meet with the leaders of Iran while they are in the process of acquiring one? http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/05/nothing_gained_by_not_talking.html Multiple choices available.

camille65 -> RE: Should America speak with those that oppose us? (5/23/2008 5:25:32 AM)
I'm one of those people that believes in trying, trying to communicate and to see the other side of things so yes I think it would be short-sighted and foolish to not speak to those that oppose us.

LadyEllen -> RE: Should America speak with those that oppose us? (5/23/2008 5:27:16 AM)
Are you now, or have you been at any time in the past, a member of the Communist Party? E

lauren0221 -> RE: Should America speak with those that oppose us? (5/23/2008 5:29:57 AM)
I'm an eternal optimist. If the talking is done well, should be able to minimize any possible downsides, and even a tiny possibility of an upside is a good thing.

camille65 -> RE: Should America speak with those that oppose us? (5/23/2008 5:32:14 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: LadyEllen Are you now, or have you been at any time in the past, a member of the Communist Party? E Oooooh I like parties!Will there be cake?

LadyEllen -> RE: Should America speak with those that oppose us? (5/23/2008 5:35:24 AM)
Enemies of the state get as much gruel as they can stomach Jenny - in the sunshine paradise of Cuba (enemies of the state being anyone who chooses anything other than options 2-4) E

camille65 -> RE: Should America speak with those that oppose us? (5/23/2008 5:38:54 AM)
Gruel works. I've not been able to chew food in 5 days so... gruel most definitely works so long as I can put a dab of butter on it.

LadyEllen -> RE: Should America speak with those that oppose us? (5/23/2008 5:42:26 AM)
hmmmm. well when we say gruel - its a pretty wide description Jenny. The ingredients list to make it includes notices that the product may contain - well, almost anything actually. On an unrelated matter - are you by any chance allergic to skinks? E

camille65 -> RE: Should America speak with those that oppose us? (5/23/2008 6:24:33 AM)
What's a skink? Is it something that I as an American am supposed to be opposed to?Or is it like cake, something that spans the globe in all of its sugary goodness?

LadyEllen -> RE: Should America speak with those that oppose us? (5/23/2008 6:26:51 AM)
Its a small lizard thing - no doubt it or its relatives are abundant on Cuba. E

camille65 -> RE: Should America speak with those that oppose us? (5/23/2008 6:32:15 AM)
I just Googled em. I adore lizards and snakey things in part because they devour bugs which in turn terrify me.So skinks and gruel are in and bugs are out. (get it? bug out? HA) I now declare skinky gruel to be an American happiness!Anyone dare oppose me? Jeez Level sorry I hijacked ya. Can I ransom you out?(that way I could buy more skinky gruel) I think the lack of food has gotten to my brain. [:D]

sappatoti -> RE: Should America speak with those that oppose us? (5/23/2008 6:39:05 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: LadyEllen Its a small lizard thing - no doubt it or its relatives are abundant on Cuba. E There are skinks here in Florida as well. Unfortunately, they cannot be used in the manufacture of gruel for they appear on the state's wildlife endangered or threatened species list. A skink looks like a small 4" to 8" long garden snake with four little legs and feet attached. The creatures I've occasionally seen in the garden are either mostly brown or mostly blue-black. They are much cuter but more skittish than their vastly greater-in-number anole lizard. The anoles seem to number in the thousands in just my yard alone. I don't see why they couldn't be used in the manufacture of gruel, though one of my previous dogs did eat one and spent a day or two in the veterinary hospital having his... well, it's breakfast time here so I won't go into the gory details. By the way, I too voted for the first option. We should be talking with those who are not presently our allies and/or friends. The comparison being made between now and twenty or so years ago (when the US talked to the Soviet Union and China independently) is very valid. Just my opinion. Feed me the anoles or feed me to them... just leave the precious little skinks alone please. :-)

LadyEllen -> RE: Should America speak with those that oppose us? (5/23/2008 6:45:45 AM)
Its no hijack Jenny; we're talking about scaly creatures with little brainpower that run close to the ground and have no wish to do anything but prey on those smaller and weaker than them, alongside the need to have cake and the desire to eat it too. Sounds like a US policy debate to me E

windchymes -> RE: Should America speak with those that oppose us? (5/23/2008 3:07:53 PM)
I have this eerie feeling that in about 2 years we're going to have our hands over our ears saying "Shut up, SHUT UP, SHUT UP!!!!!" about Obama. [8\|]

Manawyddan -> RE: Should America speak with those that oppose us? (5/24/2008 5:07:38 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: windchymes I have this eerie feeling that in about 2 years we're going to have our hands over our ears saying "Shut up, SHUT UP, SHUT UP!!!!!" about Obama. [8\|] That's different from now, how?

windchymes -> RE: Should America speak with those that oppose us? (5/24/2008 5:37:38 AM)
True, lol.

hizgeorgiapeach -> RE: Should America speak with those that oppose us? (5/24/2008 8:10:43 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: LadyEllen Its no hijack Jenny; we're talking about scaly creatures with little brainpower that run close to the ground and have no wish to do anything but prey on those smaller and weaker than them, alongside the need to have cake and the desire to eat it too. Sounds like a US policy debate to me E Sad.... terribly sad... but even More terribly TRUE! Although, to be fair to the skinks and anoles, if you're going to compare our current crop of politicians to lizards, let's use a lizard that is much closer to how the politicians are - the Komodo Dragon, who's bite is seriously deadly, appatite voracious and indiscriminate (they'll even eat each other if there's a food shortage or one of 'em gets wounded) .... While it definately goes against the Majority of the votes in this particular poll (as if that matters to me, I've never been keen on following the herd) - my vote was "Nuke 'em - talk is overrated". Though I would much prefer for it to have been worded as something along the lines of "nuke 'em til they glow, then shoot 'em in the dark" or perhaps "nuke 'em all, let Allah sort 'em out."

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