During his campaign debut in western Iowa today, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama called for U.S. diplomatic negotiations with Iran, as a way of helping stabilize the Middle East.  The Des Moines Register reported:

"During his campaign debut in western Iowa today, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama called for U.S. diplomatic negotiations with Iran, as a way of helping stabilize the Middle East.

'We have to understand what Ronald Reagan understood, which was that we'll talk even to folks who are your enemies,' the Illinois senator told an audience of more than 2,000 at Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs."

So we need to talk to terrorist states, nice.  I believe that it was President Reagan's policy not to negoiate with terrorists.  Also when he talked with the Soviets it was from a position of strength.  I don't think you can really compare Iran with the former Soviet Union.  I'm sure that Iran is going to jump right in there and give us a hand because we talk with them.  Sounds reasonable to me, just as reasonable as leaving Rosie O'Donnell and Donald Trump alone together in a locked room.