William Burns, America's third highest-ranking diplomat, will attend talks with the Iranian envoy, Saeed Jalili, in Switzerland on Saturday. The talks are aimed at persuading Iran to halt activities that could lead to the development of atomic weapons, a senior U.S. official told the Associated Press on Tuesday. It will be the first time such a high-ranking U.S. official has attended such talks.
I'm sure the Administration and John McCain will inform us how this is a smart policy and completely different from Barack Obama's position on talking to our enemies. And, of course, our media will agree.
