AP: Bill Clinton Supports Dialogue With Iran

[Eugene]

Bill Clinton Supports Dialogue With Iran
By Associated Press

December 7, 2006, 11:59 PM EST

THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Former President Bill Clinton on Thursday endorsed
the idea of talks with Iran and Syria to help ease the bloodletting in Iraq,
saying it would also be in Tehran's interests.

Clinton spoke in the Netherlands the day after the Iraq Study Group, a bipartisan
panel that included senior officials from his administration, proposed engaging
the two Middle Eastern countries -- and U.S. foes -- in the search for peace
in Iraq.

"I agree that we should reach out to the Iranians and the Syrians and try to get
a regional solution. Right now the Iranians don't want to do anything, probably
because their policy seems to be, whatever causes America heartburn is good
for us," Clinton told the Dutch TV program Nova.

"But the truth is there are 1.6 million Iraqi refugees already," he explained,
adding that there could be as many as 10 million if the situation deteriorated
to a point similar to the worst days of the Bosnian conflict.

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Full article: http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/wire/sns-ap-netherlands-clinton-iraq,0,6680539.story

[Voltaire99]

1. He's right.

And not right wing, for a change.

[BlueManDude]

2. We had dialogue with the freaking Soviets for 50 years

they were much more of an enemy and a threat than Iran and Syria are - yet to use diplomacy with Iran is now considered weakness and surrender?

[MikeNearMcChord]

3. And don't forget, the same yo-yo's in DC,

don't have a problem engaging Vietnam, but GOD FORBID!! should we even try to have a dialog with Cuba. Go Figure.