INCREDIBLE - AT 11:42 P.M. ET:  Does the Obama State Department have any concept of reality?  Does it understand why some people, even in European governments, are laughing at the United States?  Consider this, from the Jerusalem Post:

The United States is looking for Iran to disclose details of its nuclear program, provide access to facilities and personnel and otherwise take concrete steps to show it is serious about complying with international demands at Thursday's landmark meeting between the countries - though American officials characterized the parley as the beginning of a long process rather than a one-time occurrence.

Huh?  A long process?  Didn't we just hear last week that Iran has to satisfy our demands by December?  Or is that another one of Obama's phony deadlines, like all the others?

"What we're looking for here is a meeting that leads to a process that leads to a resolution of the concerns that we have...

A process that leads to a resolution of the concerns...  The Europeans have been negotiating with the Iranians for seven years, with no result.  And we're looking for...  Look, the Iranians have already announced that they won't even discuss the issues that concern us. 

"...That process will take some time, and we're not going to make a snap judgment on Thursday," US State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said, two days before the talks set to take place in Geneva, which he indicated could be the first of several.

Snap judgment?  Don't we have...uh...some evidence already?  The idea that such a phrase - snap judgment - would even be used, shows how out of touch these State guys are.

"We don't think that these issues will be solved in one meeting. I don't think that we'll get the full perspective of Iran's willingness to engage in one meeting," he said.

Knowing the Obama crowd, they'll probable schedule a year of exploratory meetings, just to show how decent, kind and culturally sensitive they are.

The lack of urgency is appalling.  But looking back on Obama's career, we can't say we weren't warned.

September 29, 2009