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Meeting Without Pre-conditions

May 5th, 2009 at 11:15 am by Cranky

For Iran, cool. Israel? Not so much.

Rahm “Trade in Your Crisis For Cold, Hard Cash” Emmanuel seems to be leveraging Iran’s nuclear program to push along the Administration’s peace plan.

The task of forming an international coalition to thwart Iran’s nuclear program will be made easier if progress is made in peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel has said, according to sources in Washington.

Israeli TV stations had reported Monday night that Emanuel had actually linked the two matters, saying that the efforts to stop Iran hinged on peace talks with the Palestinians.

Last month, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned Israel that it risks losing Arab support for combating threats from Iran if it rejects peace negotiations with the Palestinians.

My guess is that it leaves the adminstration with an out if and when the tensions break out into actual warfare. The U.S. will be able to say that they would have intervened if only Israel had met them half way. It also puts Israel’s newly elected right-of-center government in the bad position to rebuff the “peace process”.


4 Responses to “Meeting Without Pre-conditions”

  1. AC Halle Says:

    Emanuel belongs in Hollyweird with his brother.
    Dueling one inch dick in the Mid-East…..Nahhh, I do not think so.

  2. Bill Sanders Says:

    The Ballerina is playing with sharks..he may lose a finger..oh, wait..

  3. Cranky Says:

    He’s like Karl Rove with an extra dollop of sleaze on the side.

  4. ccoffer Says:

    Iowahawk said it best.

    “Pre-condition” is Persian for balls.

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