WHEN THEY HAND YOU A SWORD, USE IT:

U.S. eyes Baghdad for talks with Iran (Washington Times, March 18, 2006)

The American ambassador said yesterday he wants to talk with the Iranians -- but not negotiate -- in Baghdad.

"We are not entering into negotiations about Iraq with Iran. The Iraqis will decide the future of Iraq. We have concerns -- and I've spoken about them -- with regard to Iranian policy in Iraq," U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad told the Associated Press in an interview.

Far better to have Condi Rice and Iraqi leaders travel to Iran, so that she can make a series of speeches there, linking America and the newly liberated Arab Shi'ites with the aspirations to liberty of the Persian people.

Posted by Orrin Judd at March 18, 2006 8:42 AM