05.28.08
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Email ThisI suppose one explanation for this might be that people are more interested in gaffes than in policy wonkery. But that can’t be it. After all, McCain made a much more serious gaffe in his speech yesterday, but very few people noticed it.
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You probably should look into this issue a little more before posting on it. US officials have met with Iranian officials, just not at the presidential level. Most recently, US Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker met with Iranian officials in Baghdad to try to convince them to stop their meddling in Iraq. There have have other contacts, especially in the immediate aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks.
The central issue is presidential involvement in talks with Iranians, which as you yourself point out, hasn’t happened. I think we can agree on the fact that that would be a much louder step, and Senator McCain simply ignored this fact. Not to say the man’s not fit, just highlighting a missed headline.