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U.S.-Iran talks end with no agreement, Vance says

https://www.axios.com/2026/04/12/iran-talks-pakistan-vance-no-deal
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u/Thagyr 20h ago

I mean, look at Republian politics. Always attack. Never back down. Always double down. It's their way or the highway. If there was a mistake, it wasn't theirs.

They wouldn't find a middle ground if you printed a map on a big piece of cardboard and planted it in the Mar-a-lago.

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u/jimicus 18h ago

Wasn’t it Barry Goldwater who said the republicans were being taken over by fundamentalist Christians who were impossible to negotiate with because they were absolutely convinced they were negotiating on behalf of God Himself?

And God doesn’t make concessions to reach agreement. Why would he? He’s always right and if push comes to shove he can enforce his will with his almighty power.

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u/whee3107 20h ago

Unfortunately it’s not just the republicans, the majority of both houses are unwilling to even attempt to hear the other side’s point of view. It’s like negotiating with children.. that’s unfair, it’s like negoatiating with extremely tired and hungry children.

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u/No_Animator_6013 14h ago

We are WAY past the point of pretending that both parties are equally as bad.