A Seat at the Table

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Author(s)	The New York Times editorial board
Source	The New York Times
Date	July 18, 2008
URL	http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/18/opinion/18fri1.html
Quote	"Mr. Bush’s decision to send William Burns (Ms. Rice’s third in command and a well-respected former ambassador to Russia) to join the European Union’s foreign policy chief and other top diplomats in talks with Iran makes any incentives package look more credible. It also shifts the diplomatic pressure back to Tehran. And it will make it harder for Beijing and Moscow to resist imposing a new round of sanctions if Iran remains obstinate."

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This item argues for the position United States should negotiate with Iran on the topic Iranian nuclear crisis.