Dangerous diplomacy?

Islam has repeagtedly proven to the world that their ideas are non-negotiable. They are intent on torturing and killing all the peoples of the world who do not agree with their way of life. There's no room for friendliness between the democratic nations of the world and those who will not listen to reason and lay down their arms in the name of peace.

What a great answer!

Maybe he just wants world peace. Why do we have to be enemys with these people anyway?

Because these enemies want to destroy us unless we become Muslims. Maybe you think it is a good idea to change your faith or maybe it really does not matter, but I do not want to be a Muslim, I am a Christian. And also those Arabs think that concession or compromise means weakness. We cannot play tootsies with terrorists.

You can't be at peace with those who are intent on blowing you up. You must be at war with them for your own survival.

Iran has made it very clear that they would love to take down the USA and make our demise an example to the free world of what is in store for them if they don't "convert." I am hoping Obama is not in their corner to the extent he will compromise the security of the USA.

I hope Mr. Obama will heed Teddy Roosevelt's foreign policy advice. It will probably be okay for him to speak softly to the Muslim nations as long as he carries a big stick. But with all his disarmament rhetoric during the campaign, I think he may be set on buirning his big stick, and that would indeed be disastrous.

Those are reasonable ideas if you are from a democratic western nation, but I think Islam has proven they do not embrace reason in their dealings with other societies. You have to be at war with those who are intent on killing you. There's no other option available.

I think he is trying to first talk to these nations and see if they will understand that we as a nation are not aginst them personally. I don't believe that we can talk to these people and find a middle ground, they aren't interested in talking. I agree we should first try out best to let them know we aren't against them as a nation or a religion, but that we will not tolerate their attacks on the usa. If they can not understand this then he should be prepared to do whatever it takes to stop any attacks that are aimed towards us. Tehy view us as weak because of 911 and we can not let them think that we are a weak nation and will sit back and allow them to take us over. I don't know what Obama's religious beliefs are anymore. Seems they change but I do know that the islam nation considers him a traitor because she was raised in their belief and to them to switch over is like a slap in the face. I fear he will not make the whole 4 years of president because his own kind will take him out for being a traitor. I didn't like him when he was running for president, I think he had too many things to hide and a honest man does not hide anything. But I am willing to wait and watch and see what he is going to do now that he is president. I believe the statement he made yesterday, may of helped pass the stimulis package through the senate, when he said that he believed that congress was just playing politics now. I think he is trying and I think once he was put into office he found that it is a lot bigger job than he expected. But so far I am with him on what he seems to be doing and let me tell you that is hard for me to say. He may turn out to be the best thing that has happen to the usa only time will tell.