The U.S. government is under a dangerous delusion: Our leaders in Washington don’t understand diplomacy.

They believe diplomacy is a gift, a little treat for sitting when America says, “Sit,” and surrendering a nuclear arsenal when America says, “Surrender your nuclear arsenal.” Diplomacy is conceived as a point to be reached, a privilege that can be bestowed on other states after they act in U.S. interests, a condition of relative stasis that may be enjoyed after Washington has gotten what it wants.

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