[Tripper]

Originally Posted by c312

I don't care what happened in the past, but the truth is, at the moment, most of the middle east hates us. If you think we can negotiate with them, fine, maybe we can. I dont' think it will work unless we put pressure on them from multiple countries.

Yeah your gov. fucked that up - You could have probably negotiated before Iraq, but the U.S lost alot of credibility in the eyes of the general middle eastern population after the way that campaign was handled.