*Some seem to believe we should negotiate with terrorists* and radicals,
as if some ingenious argument will persuade them they have been wrong
all along. We have heard this foolish delusion before. As Nazi tanks
crossed into Poland in 1939, an American senator declared: "Lord, if
only I could have talked to Hitler, all of this might have been avoided.
We have an obligation to call this what it is – *the false comfort of*
*appeasement*, which has been repeatedly discredited by history.
~President George W Bush, March 15, 2008
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*Iran remains the world's most active state sponsor of terrorism* We
have an obligation to call this what it is – *the false comfort of*
*appeasement* which has been repeatedly discredited by history*
~President George W Bush, March 12, 2008
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*We need to figure out a way to develop some leverage with respect to*
*the Iranians and then sit down and talk with them*
~Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, May 15, 2008
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