I can’t imagine anyone seriously thinking that Bush and Ahmadinejad are actually going to read these letters. But that would be a lousy measure of the forum’s effectiveness. Schwarzschild’s letter – and the forum that he and Jewcy have put together – is helpful in that it asks us how we would and should respond to the global crisis that both men seem hell-bent on creating.

I found the idea that Bush and Ahmadinejad have a co-dependent relationsip fascinating. It makes me wonder how many other destructive leaders in the world today ultimately owe their power to George Bush. A sober thought -- in 2004, Americans did not just elect Bush and his cronies, they elected his opponents around the globe – but probably an accurate one.

I look forward to seeing this timely forum unfold.