So, Iran
is looking for, "more friends", in the Middle
East ?
I must admit, watching Iranian and Egyptian government
officials smile and shake hands as the cameras click is more than entertaining!
My bet is, this is yet another attempt by the Iranian
government to convince its populace that Iranian leadership is reaching out in
the region.
The concept of a Persian Shia actually trying to convince
Arab Sunnis that they have more in common than others in the region is comical.
The concept of these two shaking hands and posing for the
camera is similar to two Mafia chieftains kissing each other's cheek and
declaring a truce.
Are the Iranians buying time or are they attempting to
pacify what they consider a growing discontented public?
The ridiculous concept of the Sunni Muslim brotherhood/Arab
Egyptians forming any type of working relationship with Shia/Persian Iranians
can only hold an ounce of credibility if this relationship is based upon both
of them plotting to outmaneuver each other.
There is no pact that binds between thieves and there is
absolutely no pledge that will hold between the Sunni Muslim brotherhood and
the Shia Persians of Iran.
As I have said time and time again, "the enemy of my
enemy is my friend", is always a short-lived event in the Middle East .
So, both stories this week, one of Palestinian unification
between Hamas and Fatah and the so-called meeting between the Iranians and the
Egyptians only places false hope on those silly enough to believe that either
action might come true.
Watching the Iranians pull such a stunt is not near as
surprising to me as listening to those actually believe these actions may have
some baseline to them.
Both these nations have very different visions of how the
region should look and more importantly who should rule in a few photo
opportunities and hollow words will amount to nothing but wishful thinking by
the pacifist watching the region.
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2013/Jan-10/201728-syria-overshadows-iran-charm-offensive-in-egypt.ashx#axzz2Hcv6b2A4
