Subject: Re: State dept. issues condolences for Iran
After all, why not? This is what we're down to these days.

We've always engaged in diplomatic niceties. You send condolences when a head of state dies in office. Bush's State Department sent condolences when Arafat died. Ronald Reagan - the OG Cold Warrior - sent condolences when Yuri Andropov died. It's what you do.

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