Week 3 pt 2 by Ryan Hanson

Unlike Obama’s running mate, he has kept the option on the table to meet with Iran’s president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. This blog is going to be about how the two candidates feel about this man. Everyone knows that McCain doesn’t even want to talk to the president because he thinks that anyone he threatens to blow Israel off the map shouldn’t be tolerated with. In my opinion I don’t think that is the right thing to do because it could make the hatred between these two countries even worse and therefore make the tension increase.
Obama on the other hand has kept the option on the table to meet with him. Obama says that Iran has been acting irresponsible by supporting militant groups in Iraq.
“"We are willing to talk about certain assurances in the context of them showing some good faith," he said."I think it is important for us to send a signal that we are not hell bent on regime change, just for the sake of regime change, but expect changes in behavior.” Obviously he still thinks their needs to at least be a change in attitude there, but he isn’t going to go all ‘Bush’ on Iran and force a regime change. In my opinion I think that’s the right idea and talking never hurt anyone, plus it make our allies look at us in a different, more respectful view.