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To the OP (I did not read any response, so if this has already been said, sorry.

When talking with countries that don't agree with you, the traditional thing to do is have lower level people come to some sort of agreement, and then when the countries views are more in line, the leaders sit down and talk. When this happens, it tells the world that you are tolerant of how that country conducts itself.

McCain (and Kissinger) is in agreement with this line of thinking. Obama thinks the leaders should talk first, and they should come to some agreement as to how to change there respective countries.

Obama's political team has how explained to him how this is a bad thing, and he has not added the word "preparations" to cover his ass, but it was a mistake in policy that Obama has now corrected.

Both sides made mistakes in there campaign, and this debate. This point however (talking with leaders of other countries), was won by McCain.