NEW PLAN FOR AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY FOUND

OK, this is going to sound totally bizarre, but according to [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19740787/|a July 13, 2007 article] from WashingtonPost.Com available at MSNBC.com, a robber, broken into the backyard party of a handful of white folks in DC. He then held a gun to a 14-year old girl and demanded that they hand over their money or that he'd start shooting.

Instead of handing over their money, one of the women at the party offered the gunman a glass of wine.

He accepted, admitting "Damn, that's good wine."

The gunman then helped himself to some cheese on a nearby table and after a moment put his gun away and admitted "I think I may have come to the wrong house."

He then asked for hugs from everyone and then one big group hug.

His request was granted.

He left the party with a full glass of wine in his hand.

Nothing was stolen, no one was hurt.

Now, give me one good reason why this tactic wouldn't work against Al Qaeda.

Instead of tracking them down and killing them all (as if!) and instead of giving them what they want, we compromise and give them the (now) proverbial glass of wine in the form of certain concessions. We pull our troops out of Saudi Arabia and start negotiating for a Palestinian state.

Is being cordial to our enemies that absurd an idea?

What if that guy shot the people anyway?

Well, then they'd have died being generous, polite, civilized people. Isn't that better than living as cold, greedy savages? .

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