[F]or a generation, the demonization of Iran has prevented any administration, Republican or Democrat, from taking yes for an answer — or even from exploring, in a serious and credible way, whether it’s worth taking yes for an answer. The result has been, among other things, a state of permanent, irrational and unnecessary hostility that has the potential to get a lot of people killed. And for what?
Negotiate with the moderates, cut out the extremists; keep your gun in one hand and your wallet in the other. This is diplomacy 101. If you were serious about averting war, you'd .... ohhhhhhhh.
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