Brett, 2 others points: 
1) If you were honest, you would acknowledge the facts instead of trying to cover them up. If you don't believe we should follow the example of past leaders who have met with "enemies" in order to bring peace, then just say so. Just say straight out: "I don't believe that we should be talking with anyone who is/was the enemy." But don't lie about it.

2) Civil Beat and it's reporters/commenters have written absolutely nothing about the fact that the stories about Aleppo have completely disappeared. No one at Civil Beat has exposed the fact that the mass media (including Civil Beat) failed to expose the truth that the lead "rebels" in Aleppo are al-Qaeda http://fair.org/home/in-syria-western-media-cheer-al-qaeda/