Defeating ISIS by Talking to It?

July 13, 2015 by Graham E. Fuller • Blog • http://grahamefuller.com/defeating-isis-by-talking-to-it/
Defeating ISIS by Talking to It?
Graham E. Fuller (grahamefuller.com)
13 July 2015
I can’t believe that I’ve been outflanked on the Progressive Left by Fareed Zakaria! Hints of negotiation with ISIS!
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/why-talking-to-terrorists-is-the-only-way-to-defeat-them/2015/07/09/c94a83c8-266f-11e5-aae2-6c4f59b050aa_story.html
I’ve got a lot of respect for Zakaria—he generally works within the outer limits of the establishment envelope—just enough to nudge along a lot of establishment readers with new ideas without losing them. Those of us working often outside that envelope run the risk of losing readers, or never even gaining their ear in the first place.
Yet what is Zakaria saying? He makes the very important point that many of us have been making for a long time: we have to deal with political realities by talking to people we don’t like. But it’s good he’s now saying it—maybe the idea is going mainstream, at last.http://grahamefuller.com/defeating-isis-by-talking-to-it/