It was never going to be easy. Before it had begun important participants, like the US, had already turned up their noses. The UN conference on racism had a patchy history and was bound to raise hackles.
It is unfortunate that “diplomats” walked out of a speech by a President, even if they have difficulty listening to his language. It is obvious from the comments circulating that th views of Ahmadinejad are not unique, but are in fact held by millions of people. And eit is preferable to discuss them with words than with guns, which is usually the case. It would be a step in the right direction if the US and Europe would engage in the discussion. Walking out just makes angry people, with guns, angrier.
The comments on this news report (and there were many) present a more balanced range of perspectives than the diplomats that were supposed to engage in discussion.
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