[GeorgefromGeorgia]

I don't believe we are negotiating with al qaeda. We have been trying to get the Sunnis and former Baathist to join the political solution.

[Austin Willard Wright]

No, we are not negotiating with Al Qaeda but are negotiating with folks who are comparable to Hamas in Iraq (if not more extreme). Again, I find the readiness to give Bush a pass on this to be pretty amazing.