Trump's declaration that he'd meet Rouhani "without preconditions" once again reflects his departure from traditional American Exceptionalism dogma. He doesn't buy the mythology which says unconditional meetings violate America's sacred honor. To him it's just another transaction
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Replying to @mtracey
It's not quite a departure from American exceptionalism until he willingly makes concessions to an anti-US imperialism nation (like Iran) to facilitate diplomacy... Meeting without preconditions is just a news headline and a photo-op for trump...not really a concession
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Replying to @SepZomorodi
True, insofar as it's a legitimate departure, it's largely rhetorical. Although the rhetoric has taken tangible form at times, with North Korea obviously being the most high-profile example
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