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November 13, 2006
UK: Blair to Call on the U.S. to Make Nice with Iran, Syria
Let me say this outright: has Blair gone out of his mind? Iran and Syria are fueling the insurgency. You don't call on your enemies to help you, you defeat them. This proposal is stupid, deranged, and dangerous: Britain to Call for Rapprochement with Syria, Iran
British Prime Minister Tony Blair is expected to call for bringing Iran and Syria out of political isolation to help resolve the growing violence and turmoil in Iraq.Quotes from Mr. Blair's address were widely available in the British media, hours before the actual foreign policy speech at historic Guildhall in central London.
And the prime minister himself has given plenty of hints. In a recent speech to his Labor Party, he said he would devote much of his last year in office to Middle East issues. He has repeatedly called for addressing broader issues of regional peace as a way to improve the situation in Iraq.
Mr. Blair is expected to repeat that message and say that the evolving situation in Iraq requires a new, more regional approach. The prime minister is expected to call for a rapprochement of sorts with Iran and Syria, and urge them to help find solutions.[...]
Posted by Ruy Diaz at November 13, 2006 1:45 PM
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I think this might be a shrewd suggestion from Blair. He's asking Iran and Syria to take the security measures necessary to help stabilise Iraq. The new Iraq must have reasonable relationships with it's neighbours sooner or later. The sooner the better. If Blair's proposal is accepted this effectively forces the governments of Iran and Syria into thwarting the foreign Jihadists eager to wreak havoc in Iraq.
I'm presenting the optimistic view here which may not prove to be correct. I don't think we lose anything by testing it.
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at November 13, 2006 3:06 PM
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