Claudia,

I consider myself smart, but not intelligent. But how much intelligence does one need before “negotiating w/ terrorists is like arguing w/ fools? At least have the military option on the table. Is Washington that stupid? Lefkowitz? Negotiating/diplomacy is a tried and true failure. [All terrorists are by nature, irrational].

“It is not possible to negotiate Peace w/ an enemy who only wants war and sees that you only want Peace”.

Have we tried giving them an autographed baseball of Barry Bonds?