Former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami and Nobel Peace Prize-winner Shirin Ebadi are among several key Iranian public figures saying that only direct, unconditional talks with the US can ease spiraling tensions.
I don't think we're ready for that. There is two conditions that I have that are completely non-negotiable: Support for Hezbollah and the insurgents in Iraq, and the enrichment of uranium at their nuclear facilities.
I certainly would be willing to listen to some of their demands as well before talks begin. I certainly would be happy to speak to anyone who in all honesty extends their hand in friendship, however with deaths of US soldiers being planted firmly at the doorsteps of Iran, no amount of public speaking will make me want to extend our hand back until that stops.
Hezbollah must be destroyed as a goal of any talks. Their existence is not going to help anyone on either side of the table.
Travis
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