Q Along those lines, Scott, insofar as Iran is considered a state sponsor of terrorism -- Hezbollah, Hamas -- insofar as there -- according to the President -- are components in IEDs, a lot of Iranian -- they don't make much bones about supporting Shiite militias there, how do you answer the concern that this meeting shouldn't come to be -- constitutes negotiating with terrorists?

MR. McCLELLAN: I think -- first of all, you're jumping ahead of where things are, number one. Number two, this is not a negotiation, by any means. It would be for the sole purpose of reiterating the concerns we have expressed publicly. Repeatedly, we have expressed our concerns about Iran's behavior in Iraq and about their activities in Iraq. And so that would be the sole purpose of the discussion. So I'm glad you brought that question up, because I think it's important to make very clear what the purpose would be.

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