when it comes to clenched fist, which country is fighting in two others, which country murdered the elected leader of iran and installed a notoriously corrupt and brutally cruel dictatorship?

the thing is, iran is wary of talking to the usa, lest it get a bad reputation by association.

If you paid attention to the IAEI reports available from ISIS, you would find that Iran is in the same position as a man who has some parts of a '57 Chevy in his garage. The man might even have the intent of eventually owning a '57 Chevy (in mint condition), but we cannot know his intent. We only know that he has this collection of odd parts.

Now, if you know anything about the making of an atomic bomb, you would know that it's a complex, demanding process requiring possibly billions of dollars, and that's if there are no embargos on your country.

And if you knew your Iranian history, you'd know that not only does Iran have a pretty good series of grievances against the US, but also desires to be an equal partner in the community of nations. Yes, there are reactionary crazies in Iran, but there are also reasonable people in high places in government. The same thing could be said of Israel, but then, intelligence estimates are that the Israelis already have 200 nuclear weapons. So, who is more dangerous?

Obama is very wise to engage the Iranians in a discussion about better relations between our two countries.