Never let the other fellow set the agenda.
You talk to your enemies, not just your friends.
It's not appeasement to talk to your enemies.
Who could not be moved by the sight of that poor, demoralized rabble, outwitted, outflanked, outmanoeuvered by the U.S. military? Yet, given time, I think the press will bounce back.
If you're not gonna pull the trigger, don't point the gun.
I understand personally, ... that it is frustrating to lose presidential elections by narrow margins.