U.S. REFUSES DIPLOMATIC TALKS WITH IRAN

"... This Administration has set a collision course with Iran. Time and again, it has refused to enter into direct diplomatic talks with Iran.
• After the attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001, the Iranian government signaled to the Administration a willingness to cooperate with the United States, including cooperation with the overthrow of the Taliban in Afghanistan. But in January 2002, President Bush labeled Iran a member of the "axis of evil" in his State of the Union address.
• In early 2003, Iran offered to enter into dialogue with the United States regarding several outstanding US-Iran issues, including full transparency of all nuclear facilities; the cessation of support of Palestinian opposition groups; transformation of Hezbollah into a political organization; coordination of counterterrorism efforts; cooperation with political stabilization in Iraq; and the acceptance of the Arab League "Beirut Declaration"--a comprehensive peace, including the establishment of normal relations with Israel. The United States did not respond to this "grand bargain" offered by Iran.
• Also in 2003, the United States refused to join France, Britain and Germany (the EU-3) in a diplomatic effort to curb Iran's nuclear program.
• In November 2005, the US Ambassador to Iraq received permission to begin a diplomatic dialogue with Iran on the issue of Iraqi stability. The Iranians accepted the offer; however, no talks materialized.
• On May 8, 2006... the Administration ignored a letter from President Ahmadinejad to President Bush.
• On May 31, 2006, the Administration said it would... not negotiate with Iran until Iran agreed, ahead of the talks, to abide by US demands.
• On November 29, 2006, President Ahmadinejad sent an open letter to the American people. The Bush Administration refused to respond.
• The White House is now selectively leaking intelligence to set the stage for a military attack on Iran...."
http://www.thenation.com/doc/20070312/kucinich