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Originally Posted by theknife
once you properly define the issue with Iran, it's not hard to predict where it goes from here. the issue, as far as the administration is concerned, is regime change - once again, wmd's are the excuse and once again, the administration telegraphs it's intentions by refusing direct talks. unfortunately, as with Iraq, our reach once again exceeds our grasp.
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Regime change in Iraq has been official US policy since before Bush, and we're not negotiating with Iran directly because the EU, Russia and China would be more immediately affected by a nuclear Iran than the US. Plus, we don't negotiate with terrorists.