Carter to meet with Meshaal?

Guess who is reportedly going to Damascus to meet Khaled Meshaal.
An excellent decision by Pres. Jimmy Carter.
I don’t know where so many Americans got the idea that simply by talking to someone, you’re signaling to them that you totally agree with them.
Or, indeed, the idea that it can be in any way legitimate to marginalize and seek to crush a movement that was duly elected to be the leadership of its people in a free and fair election, and has repeatedly signaled its readiness to reach a reciprocal ceasefire even with a neighbor who has caused its people considerable harm.