Hiding from and fearing perceived enemies. Isn’t this the way a chicken shit twelve-year-old would act?

Maintaining an open-door policy would always be in our best interests.

“Sitting down at the table, having your picture taken with a tyrant such as Raúl Castro, for example, lends the status of the office and the status of our country to him,” Bush said, referring to the new Cuban president. “He gains a lot from it by saying, ‘Look at me, I’m now recognized by the president of the United States.’ ”

Bush said a decision to meet with some foreign leaders could be counterproductive. “It can send chilling signals and messages to our allies. It can send confusion about our foreign policy. It discourages reformers inside their own country. And, in my judgment, it would be a mistake” with Iran and Cuba, he said.