Obama's Foreign Policy Ideas Fire Up Rivals(WSJ)

Obama believes that an open dialog between the U.S. and it's 'enemy's' such a N.Korea, Cuba, and Iran, should be done on a face to face basis between the presidents of each nation. His rivals McCain and Clinton believe it is the wrong approach because it is a, "departure from standard U.S. doctrine". Isn't that what the 2008 election is all about?