re: #30 John Neverbend

Talking to Iran? I suddenly have a vision of President Bill Pullman in Independence Day talking to the alien through the mangled body of Brent Spiner.

Pullman to Alien: What do you want us to do?
Alien: Die.

That was a great scene, the summation of futility when attempting to negotiate with destroyers. The mullahs are world destroyers without the means… so far.