''Obama has stated many time that he is willing to engage in direct presidential diplomacy with Iran without preconditions''

talking is not appeasing, as bk pointed out

talking is talking

diplomacy with preconditions is not diplomacy

its cart before the horse diplomacy

its not inclusive, which is sort of the point of true diplomacy

I mean really, 'do as we say first and then we'll talk'

where is the incentive to talk then?

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'' Obama has stated many time that he is willing to engage in direct presidential diplomacy with Iran without preconditions.''

Obviously Obama should be tossed in jail for even suggesting such a thing.

much better to call them 'a rogue state' 'axis of evil' and accuse them of sponsoring use of IED's in Iraq with no proof, and keep up the war rhetoric

Now THATS diplomacy