Wednesday, December 01, 2004

Charmed, I'm Sure

Another interesting piece from Haaretz.com, written by Zvi Bar’el, regarding Iran, titled “The charm of the Iranian threat." From the piece.

"The Iranian threat casts a magical charm over everyone who deals with it. For Israel, it has opened American pockets; for America, it justifies nearly everything that the U.S. does in the Middle East; for Europe, Iran provides a strategic role; and it gives Russia the status of an American competitor."

Followed by this.

"Yet those who should be most “pleased” about the Iranian threat are not out dancing in celebration. No less, and perhaps more than Israel and the United States, Saudi Arabia and the other Gulf states, as well as Iraq and Egypt, are hoping for the success of the diplomatic move that would at least freeze the Iranian uranium enrichment efforts. That’s because the last thing those Arab states want is another war by the West against an Islamic state in which they will be “forced” to defend the honor of a Shi’ite state."

Charming.

Posted by John Venlet on 12/01 at 10:26 AM
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