Bruce Ramsey writes in defense of appeasement at the Seattle Times:
Appeasement is the attempt to placate an implacable foe, but Obama doesn’t seem to think that Iran is implacable. He must think that the Iranians are reasonable people with reasonable demands, otherwise what would be the purpose of sitting down to talk with Ahmadinejad? And as he told David Brooks today, he thinks Hamas has “legitimate claims.” Surely when Obama addresses those claims they will renounce violence and live peaceably with their Israeli neighbors. As will Hezbollah when Obama addresses their reasonable demands for “electoral reform” and “a fair distribution of services.” Once you see the demands of tyrants and terrorists as legitimate and not altogether unreasonable, it’s just a hop, skip, and a jump to assuring peace in our time. HT: Ace
