Kathleen Reardon: Nearly As Far-Fetched As The Maverick Lie -- Negotiation Preconditions

John McCain and Sarah Palin have criticized Barack Obama and Joe Biden for their willingness to talk with world leaders without preconditions. First, it's either naive or a fabrication when McCain suggests Obama will suddenly pop up at a negotiation with the leadership of Iran. There are always a host of preparatory and diplomatic steps taken before such events. McCain knows that. Negotiation is nearly always a process that begins before the parties actually meet whether the negotiation is between organization senior executives or senior government officials. To think otherwise is indeed naive. When Barack Obama says he will meet with leaders of countries hostile to the U.S., no doubt he intends to do so with skill and both insistence and persistence as needed. He simply doesn't want to force his ideas down their throats... [read full story]                    

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