Words that Ring True

Found this little tidbit to be interesting. Read over at the official blog for the US Department of State. To read more click here:
http://blogs.state.gov/index.php/entires/iran_engage_or_not/

clipped from www.google.com I’ll start with a simple premise: diplomacy without incentives and disincentives (carrots and sticks) is just talking. Put another way, diplomacy without the proper mix will accomplish nothing when dealing with an adversary. The question then becomes one of establishing both sides of the equation – incentives and disincentives -- before any negotiation. So those who want to divide the world into engage vs. isolate camps are missing the point. In fact, it is not a binary choice. Instead engagement and isolation are two different sides of the same coin.