Paul said something about "we talked to the Russians, we didn't alienate them.", and while true, it's a totally different scenario. The Russians cared about living. The mullahs don't, they die, well they die a martyr. The Russians knew that we both had the capability to destroy one another. The mullahs, realize we could destroy them, but once again, they don't care. Not one bit. We can't talk to them the same as we did the Russians. One wanted to rule the world, the other wants to do the will of Allah.