Jimmy Carter meets with the Hamas terrorists...
And as far as one can tell, gained no concessions from them whatsoever.
Indeed, now the Hamas people claim added legitimacy for their organization, despite their legacy of terroristic acts (as both the U.S. and Israel have pointed out).
Many on the left, Carter included, claim that we must "talk" and negotiate with pretty much everybody and they further seem to claim that nothing but good can come from it.
This sorry episode, however, refutes such a notion.