Can we trust ourselves to negotiate with Iran in good faith?

Iran Simmers, America Moves On

That didn't take long. President Obama last week gave Mahmoud Ahmadinejad an autumn deadline to negotiate over Iran's nuclear program. "We remain ready to engage with Iran, but the time for action is now," Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said yesterday in a speech to the Council on Foreign Relations. So much for waiting to see how Iran's post-election drama plays out.

Premature would be a generous description of this diplomatic outreach. Leave aside that this regime can't be trusted to negotiate anything. More immediately relevant is that millions of Iranians refuse to accept the "leaders" of the "Islamic Republic" (in Mrs. Clinton's words) that the Administration so eagerly aims to engage. (WSJ)

One would think that a rational person would conclude, as the WSJ editorializes, that Iran "can't be trusted to negotiate anything." But leave it to the Left, in its mistrust of America, to put the shoe on the other foot:

Whoa. Now correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't this the first time an American President has publicly acknowledged the role of the US in the Mossadegh coup? If so, this is a huge development, and one which (one hopes) would signal an intent to negotiate over nuclear arms---or anything else--in good faith with the Iranians.

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