On Thu, 6 Aug 2009 17:03:11 -0400, "J. Clarke"
wrote:

How about you send an experienced black negotiator who happens to be the
head of the roughest street gang in town, and have him take his armed
minions? Now the situation is more analogous to a negotiation by the US
Secretary of State.

I'm sure you're right. That's undoubtedly a major reason the US is so
loved and respected throughout the Arab world.

Tom Veatch
Wichita, KS
USA