and refused to talk to our enemies, a POW named mccain might still be sitting in a prison in Hanoi.
the simple fact is that unless you talk to our enemies, you have to shoot them.
Reagan talked to the Ruskies; if he hadn't, we'd have blown each other up.
If we hadn't negotiated a truce in Korea, that war might still be going on.
Even GW Bush talked to Gadhafi, and got pretty good results.
McCain prefers shooting, I guess. For 100 years, if necessary.