Iran behind Rice's Mid-East tour

[DoYouEverWonder]

6 October 2006

Why did Condoleezza Rice come to Israel and the West Bank earlier this week?

By all accounts, the US secretary of state had no fresh ideas to offer to revive what used to be called the Middle East peace process.

Both the Palestinian and Israeli sides have governments too weak to handle any major initiative.

Aides on all sides played down the prospects of any progress. It seems they were right. So why come at all?

Many Arab and Israeli commentators have found the same answer: Iran.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5414788.stm


She's got to be kidding. I don't think the subtle threats are going to work any more. Iraq is a mess. No one wants another one that will be even bigger.

Kissinger is a mad man, who should be warming a bench in jail somewhere. He certainly shouldn't be deciding US foreign policy.

[Pharaoh]

1. chilling

:scared:

[teryang]

2. Bush cabal seek support from third rate despots while Russia &

...China seek to retain Iran within their geo=political, economic, and military block. US foreign policy is a series of unmitigated failures with future huge diasters in the making.

Chirac knows when the hand is lost. It is interesting that some press articles try to soft pedal the fact that the ultimatum has come and gone.

[HuffleClaw]

3. a few last details to iron out before hostilities commence

its a VERY poorly-kept secret