FOR THE RECORD: VICTORY IS THE ONLY ANSWER

“There’s something about diplomats, no matter how brilliant, that leads them to see a world that never existed, and most likely never will... The past results achieved by the grand master of diplomacy were often disappointing. [Henry] Kissinger attempted to tame the Soviet Empire by constructing ‘detente,’ which probably extended the life of the Communist superstate by a decade or more; it took Ronald Reagan to bring it to an end. Kissinger attempted to negotiate peace between Israel and its enemies, thereby spinning out a grand illusion—the misnamed ‘peace process’ —that has created a cottage industry for negotiators but an expanded war for the citizens of the region... It is eerie to watch Condoleezza Rice evince the same frame of mind today, 28 years later. No matter how much evidence of Iran’s determination to destroy or dominate us, no matter how many times Khamenei or Ahmadinejad leads the chant of ‘Death to America,’ no matter how many American fighters and Iraqi citizens are killed as a result of Iranian support for the terrorists, she and the Kissingers of this world continue to convince themselves that things are getting better, that Iran shares our goals for peace in the region, and that if we only make one more generous offer, the whole unpleasant situation will work out for the best. It is not so. They are not like us, and they do not share our dreams. Diplomacy will not tame them. Only our victory will.” —Michael Ledeen