as mom would say, "NO"

So if anyone's been listening to the news at all in the last few months, the USA has been requesting that Iran suspend uranium enrichment studies in order to begin talking about their nuclear program, and Iran's request is that the US also put it's nuclear program on hold, to put the discussions on even ground. Why, then, do I feel that this is not the best way to move toward those discussions? Almost looks as if we'r preparing for them not to suspsend their actions.