Quote Originally Posted by tequila View Post
There are too many factions within the Administration and the Party base dedicated to eternal hostility to the Iranian theocracy for such warming measures to extend beyond the cosmetic.

Nonetheless, I agree that the release of the NIE has pretty much kneecapped this Administration's argument for military action against Iran. I mean, if even Bob Kagan is now arguing that we need to talk first before the inevitable bombing campaign, that's a significant shift.
And that's a good sign.