Negotiations -- or War With Iran?

Negotiations -- or War With Iran?

"It would be unconscionable to go to war if we haven't had such discussions," said Nicholas Burns, under secretary of state in the Bush administration, of reports the Obama White House has agreed to one-on-one talks with Tehran over its nuclear program.

Sen. Lindsey Graham dissented Sunday: "I think the time for talking is over. ... We talk, they enrich. It needs to stop. We need to have red lines coordinated with Israel and end this before it gets out of hand."

Clearly, Graham believes an ultimatum, followed by an attack if Iran denies us "access to their nuclear program," is...