There will be no peace until Israel has normalized relations with Syria and the Saudis.In other words, there will be no peace. Not for at least another generation or three.
Jorge and gang have wised up(a little) that's why the Saudis and Syria at Annapolis.
Yeah, oodles of good came out of that one.
In other words, there will be no peace. Not for at least another generation or three.
Yeah, oodles of good came out of that one.
You'd be surprised. The Iraq war has had a lot of unintended, possibly good, consequences.
Rummy and the toadies thought that dismantling Iraq in seconds would make the Iranians capitulate and put the fear of god in the rest of the ME too. Their planning failures made sure that didn't happen.
However, Iran's ascendence and its ability to wield power over its neighbors has the rest of the ME running scared. I wouldn't be surprised if the ME ends up in a new Shi'ite/Sunni cold war.
All in all it's a positive development for Israel because it encourages the Saudis and the Syrians to be more serious about making a deal than they were before.