WHY DON'T WE JUST TALK? TALK? TALK?

Back Talk Blog calls the question:

Iran sets conditions for talks with U.S. on Iraq
Tehran says it will only engage in dialogue if U.S. unveils withdrawal plan

MANAMA, Bahrain - Iran will only hold direct talks with the United States on Iraq if Washington announces plans to pull its troops out, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said Saturday.
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“Iran is ready to help the administration to withdraw its troops from Iraq,” he said...

I think it is completely fair to put the following question to John Murtha, John Kerry, and the Iraq Study Group:

Should we, despite being forbidden from setting preconditions of our own for talks with the Iranians, obey the precondition that they have set? Yes or no?

It's a simple question! Either we should obediently comply with their instructions or we shouldn't. Which is it?

I love the analysis of the current situation in Iraq that the Iraq Study Group provided, but their recommended solutions (such as talking with the Iranians) are quite silly. I'd like to thank the Iranian foreign minister for making that perfectly clear.