Talking with Iran and Syria

If you get your news from the likes of NRO, Power Line, or the Weekly Standard, this is tantamount to appeasement/legitimizing evil regimes/etc. But according to Iraqi President Jalal Talabani (pictured with President Bush at right), engagement with Iran and Syria is the only way to get Iraq back on track:

BBC: Coming back to the Americans, do you get the impression America is preparing for action against Iran and they want to get Iraq finished first?

Talabani: No, no. On the contrary, my impression is that America is believing in dialogue and in a political solution for issues with Iran, not for war.

We think this is best way, to have a dialogue between the Americans and the Iranians about Iraq, with the participation of the Iraqi side, because both sides back the government here, there is no differences between the US and Iran in theory about Iraq, but there are in practice.

BBC: If Iran and Syria were involved in helping a solution would it make a difference?

Talabani: If Iran and Syria were involved in helping the Iraqi people it will be the beginning of the end of terrorism and securing Iraq within months.

Posted by Kingston