That seems to be the big news today, and Frank Gaffney Jr. is blowing a gasket over it at National Review, but I’m not sure this is as bad as some are making it out.

Here’s video from the State Department press briefing where the issue is addressed.

Full transcript here, but let me put it this way: Iraq has invited two of its neighbors, Iran and Syria, to diplomatic talks about how to stop the violence in Iraq.  This was a decision made by the sovereign government of Iraq, which we helped put in place, and we are honoring that decision by honoring the invitation to this meeting Iraq has extended to us as an ally.

According to what the State Department is saying, there are no plans to negotiate with Iran about it’s nuclear program or to give them diplomatic concessions in exchange for their halting support for insurgency and terror in Iraq.  If those things were going to happen I’d feel very differently about this meeting, but as it stands now I just don’t see where there’s a lot to be upset about.