Someone needs to show this to President Obama; it is a very good read:
Diplomacy is a pillar of global security and peace. The Islamists act to topple it.
The Third World is a beneficiary of the system of diplomacy that has evolved through the centuries. It is a fundament of an orderly world and fanatics are now undermining it.
International relations are as problem-laden as are personal relationships. All associations produce conflict. To promise the key to a “perfect” marriage in total harmony exploits the gullible. Promises to unite mankind in a conflict-free order of love are soothing intellectual exercises. Their practical value, however, equals a biology that claims to convert kissed frogs into princes
I highly recommend that you read the rest of that, it is a very good read.