A Call for Unconditional Talks

The possibility of a reckless preemptive military strike against Iran won't be dead until Cheney, Rumsfeld, John Bolton and Karl Rove have left the Bush Administration. A dozen Republicans in the House are concerned enough to write a letter to Bush (dated June 8, 2006) about the need for unconditional talks; here's the story from Think Progress:

Twelve conservative House Republicans have written a letter to President Bush backing unconditional direct talks with Iran, and warning that the United States should “not allow a disagreement over pre-conditions to scuttle negotiations before they have the chance to begin.”

The letter pointedly notes that the “‘no negotiation’ stance has not yielded positive results” — an implied indictment of the Bush policy over the last several years — and concludes by saying that “There are seldom occassions in history where a great country should fear dialogue with a potential adversary.”