It's actual policy

Condi Rice is headed to the Iraq regional conference where she will certainly run into the Iranian representative. What's the policy?

From a Bush appearance on Monday,

PRESIDENT BUSH: Should the Foreign Minister of Iran bump into Condi Rice, Condi won't be rude. She's not a rude person. I'm sure she'll be polite.

And, Condi Rice yesterday,

"If we encounter each other then I am certainly planning to be polite and see what that encounter brings," said Rice.

That's the official policy. Be polite. Treat Iran like an ex-spouse at a business function.

The only problem is that our joint custody child named Iraq has recently gotten into the habit of starting fires.