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MMARSH, no the missile crisis was resolved with a show of unwavering force. Diplomacy and negotiations had failed and the Soviets were steaming their weapons laden ships toward Cuba for a direct and calculated confrontation with the United States. They thought the young Kennedy would listen to those who urged him to back down and negotiate. He surprised Nikita and company and the negotiations came after the Soviets were forced to back down. Yeah, it was a good thing we had a President who had the intestinal fortitude to confront the enemies of this country. Can you imagine what a position this country and the world would have been in if Kennedy had chosen not to act in the face of the threat posed by the U.S.S.R.?
Now, enough of ancient history. Iran and Syria cannot be trusted, they've proven that time and time again. If they want to negotiate, they haven't shown any signs of it.
I, for one, hope we never back to the Clintonesque era. Talk about an administration filled with grave errors as evidenced by all his "successes", like Somalia, Bosnia, Kosovo (which we're still trying to get out of), the first attack on the WTC, cutbacks in the funding for the military, the FBI and the CIA. etc ad nauseum. Clinton's fine work is why the Republicans gained so much in the first place. As for anyone associated with the Carter administration claiming to know how to handle Iran, please give me a break. That commission is not star studded as far as I can see.
The time is now for Iran and Syria to step up and make some sort of an effort in their own neighborhood that is anything other than providing more terrorists and killing as many people as they can. I don't think I missed the point my friend.

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