"Beat the rookie with the Veteran"

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Another piece of advice from history...

Negotiation -- when not set with the proper "pre-conditions" -- can prove disastrous, as this op-ed in today's New York Times points out...

We nearly lost the Cold War in that single -- not very well planned -- summit meeting.

UPDATE: More analysis of this article: "In his campaign, Obama plays on his supposed resemblance to JFK, and his supporters respond to it. But it’s not so good to emulate the flaws of the man. See whether any of this sounds familiar."

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