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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Mon Jan 20, 2014, 05:32 PM Jan 2014

AP: U.N. withdraws invitation to Iran for Syria peace talks

Source: Washington Post

The U.N. secretary-general withdrew an invitation to Iran for peace talks on Syria after objections from the United States and the Syrian political opposition.

Secretary of State John F. Kerry was lobbying United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to rescind the invitation that had been issued overnight.

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/disarray-as-iran-invited-to-syria-peace-talks/2014/01/20/62906d1c-81bd-11e3-a273-6ffd9cf9f4ba_story.html

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AP: U.N. withdraws invitation to Iran for Syria peace talks (Original Post) DonViejo Jan 2014 OP

walking a tight rope.. 2banon Jan 2014 #1

This seems like a mis-step. QuestForSense Jan 2014 #2

He has been - he and FM Lavrov are the people most responsible for the conference karynnj Jan 2014 #3

Makes good sense -- thanks. QuestForSense Jan 2014 #5

Now Syria, in turn, should throw a snot-filled tissy-fit and pull out of the talks. Of course Purveyor Jan 2014 #4

So just to be clear... Scootaloo Jan 2014 #6

When is America going to give up it's worship of all things Reagan??? Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2014 #7

2banon

(7,321 posts)

1. walking a tight rope..

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Jan 20, 2014, 07:07 PM

Jan 2014

i woke up to news that Iran will be there, and now to read that they won't. what a hard struggle.

QuestForSense

(653 posts)

2. This seems like a mis-step.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Jan 20, 2014, 07:22 PM

Jan 2014

Why wasn't Kerry on top of this from the get-go?

karynnj

(59,495 posts)

3. He has been - he and FM Lavrov are the people most responsible for the conference

Reply to QuestForSense (Reply #2)

Mon Jan 20, 2014, 07:33 PM

Jan 2014

even happening. Obviously as decisions are made from day to day, the rest of the world will not always agree with us.

In this case, I think the UN preferred to have all the stakeholders here -- and I suspect the reason they changed is because the rebels were fighting going to the conference already and this would have made them walk. I think the major powers want this resolved and the instability ended -- almost more than they want anything else in Syria. This had the potential for ending talks before they begin.

QuestForSense

(653 posts)

5. Makes good sense -- thanks.

Reply to karynnj (Reply #3)

Mon Jan 20, 2014, 07:38 PM

Jan 2014

Purveyor

(29,876 posts)

4. Now Syria, in turn, should throw a snot-filled tissy-fit and pull out of the talks. Of course

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Jan 20, 2014, 07:35 PM

Jan 2014

the Syrians don't have a "aipac lobby" to due their crying for them.

Scootaloo

(25,699 posts)

6. So just to be clear...

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Jan 20, 2014, 07:58 PM

Jan 2014

because cannibal terrorists and the nation that nominally support them complained, the UN told Iran to toss off?

And there are those that claim the UN is "unfair" to the US and some of its allies

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)

7. When is America going to give up it's worship of all things Reagan???

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Jan 20, 2014, 08:05 PM

Jan 2014

You just KNOW that is what is behind this nonsense.

Mention "Iran" and Republicans picture THIS:

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