Monday, 1 June 2009
Obama extends hand to Muslim world
Obamas long awaited speech to the Muslim world is expected in Egypt this week, this will apparently start to rebuild the American image in that region, help to curtail Iranian nuclear ambition, and get the Palestinians and Israeli's talking again, by offering the hand of friendship supposedly Iran will come to heel, But a leopard does not change its spots, and you cant unlearn the technology they now possess, Elections in Iran may solve the problem temporarily anyway with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad being dumped in favour of the moderate former prime minister Mir-Hossein Mousavi, who is being endorsed by former President Mohammad Khatami, Long term the best hope for the Iranians lies with their youth the next generation gradually pulling their country towards some sort of truce with the west until they learn to trust one another. a big step towards peace will be getting independence for the Palestinians and a return to the 1967 borders. but this is unlikely in the short term with Netanyahu flexing muscle at home. incidentally I don't believe a two state solution will work either as sixty years after Israel was created and Palestine was destroyed we are back where we started,as the land cant be divided then it must be shared the Israelis and Palestinians need to find a way to live together. in my Lifetime? maybe but I wont hold my breath.
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One of the main problems with the 'muslim world' is they always carry a sense of grievance against the West. Even the other day when a bomb blast occured in Iran, they blamed the USA. I had to laugh - their dogma is so ingrained that they cannot even accept that their own people can do such things without somehow the West being behind the curtains orchestrating something. So no - don't hold your breath.
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