President Trump canceled a delegation of U.S. negotiators about to head to Islamabad for continued negotiations with Iran because it appeared no one from the Iranian regime planned to show up.

It’s past time to consider whether the American side truly knows the goals of the Iranian side. Such knowledge is key to success.

In his often quoted “The Art of War,” Sun Tzu wrote: “If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy or yourself, you will succumb in every battle.” This is often interpreted to mean one must think like one’s opponent.

There is little evidence I’ve seen that indicates the U.S. knows or understands the thinking of the Iranian regime. Quite the opposite.

One of my trusted sources on how radical Islamists think is retired Israeli diplomat Yoram Ettinger.........

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