I never claimed that anyone should kiss their asses. What I'd like to see is someone who doesn't pull a Nikita Kruschev slamming his shoe on the podium, sabre-rattling cowboy fuckhead Axis of Evil maneuver like President Howdy did. The last thing we should be doing is threatening Iranians with "1,000 cruise missiles" and total destruction. The idea that we are at their border on two sides with the intent of someday rolling in isn't making anyone in Iran comfortable, and instead of making us seem the reasonable ones, strengthens the mullahs' and military's bullshit Chicken Little Everybody Panic the Infidels Are Coming propaganda.