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Comment Re:Manipulating elections another way (Score 3, Insightful) 526

We seem to conveniently forget that extremists are not interested in diplomacy as a solution. Extremists were attacking the West long before the war in Iraq; it is a fallacy to assume they would just revert to killing each other, and leave the West alone.

Iran is case-in-point: The goal of the leadership in Iran has nothing to do with diplomacy; they want their nuclear toys, period, and will risk war to get them. The thought of a peaceful Middle East with a nuclear-armed Iran stretches just that little bit past the bounds of reality.

If a person isn't hungry, food is the wrong negotiating tool.

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