Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Iran's President Mahmoud AhmadinejadThe Mahdi Does Not Negotiate. Neither Should We -- Charles S. Faddis, TBO.com
Several years ago, prior to my retirement from the CIA, I was meeting with a senior Iranian asset in the Middle East. I had finished debriefing him on the intelligence he had to provide, and we had launched into a more expansive conversation about the overall direction of American policy toward Iran. I was trying to explain the rationale behind our sanctions regime and the thought process that had led us to conclude that we could persuade the Islamic Republic of Iran to modify its behavior.
The asset interrupted me. "You really don't have any idea who you are dealing with, do you?" he asked. I told him I was not sure I understood what he meant.
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My Comment: Where in history has a situation arisen where there was a successful negotiation with fanatics? I think the answer is self evident .... unless one believes that the mullahs who run Iran are not fanatics.
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