What the fuck does "without preconditions" even mean?

[jackshoegazer]

In the Land O' Bush, you must meet certain conditions or we won't even talk to you. They are under some illusion that not talking to America is a punishment and that all of these "bad" countries are just jealously slavering for an opportunity to talk to us. So, if they meet these conditions, then we may talk.

For instance: "Hey, Eye-ran, git rid of your entire nuke-u-lar program We know it's for bombs, so hey, Eye-ran, git rid of it, or we won't even talk to you."

To which Iran says, "Excuse me, America, but our program is for nuclear energy, we are not making nuclear weapons."

To which we respond with our fingers in our ears, "Nannny-nanny-boo-boo, I can't hear you! Ditch your nuke-u-lar ambitions first and then we can talk about it."

"But it's for peaceful energy, not.."

"I CAN'T HEAR YOU!!"

That's preconditions. It's stupid and it doesn't work. It's the diplomatic equivalent of Cartman's "Screw you guys, I'm going home."

P.S. The Sarah Palin Disney Movie

Comments

[holographia.livejournal.com]

jeeesh, yeah every time they bring up the pre-conditions... like, are we going to solve anything by not talking to these people??

and oh my lordy that video is funny!!

[hellocthulhu.livejournal.com]

Exactly. It's a strategy based entirely on the idea that talking to the US is a great privilege, like being granted an audience with the king or something.

That said, I do kind of doubt that Iran's nuclear program is entirely peaceful.

[abmann.livejournal.com]

OMFG YES

. We'll totally talk to you if you meet all our demands so we don't have to talk to you.

When did Washington turn into Myspace?

[kiwikat.livejournal.com]

OBAMA WOULD JUST GO INTO IRAN NAKED AND START HANDING OUT GUNS AND AMMO TO EVERYONE, THEN HE WOULD POO ON THE KORAN. I'M PRETTY SURE. THAT IS NOT WISE GOVERNMENT, HE IS A DANGEROUSLY INEXPERIENCED MAN.

[katachthonios.livejournal.com]

When Obama proposes using Parley before Big-Ba-Da-Boom, he's a wet-behind-the-ears n00b.

When he mentions offering Pakistan the back of his hand if they don't cooperate, he's a warmongering bellicant.


I'm going to have a fucking aneurysm.