Miscellany and Annapolis
On the Annapolis "meeting" (downgraded from a conference), Mark Matthews of the Baltimore Sun contrasts the preparation and success of the Madrid peace conference in 1991 under Bush Sr., with the likely failure to accomplish much in Annapolis.
See also the comments of Dick Norton on Annapolis at our Global Affairs group blog.
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posted by Juan Cole @ 11/26/2007 12:23:00 AM
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I am not willing to bet yet, but I predict that Annapolis will stun people everywhere by adopting the Saudi 2002 initiative: back to 1967borders in return for normalizing relations with Israel.
Israel will be forced to accept by no other than a desperate Bush who does not need the US Zionists anymore, and more importantly feels that they are responsible for sinking him in Iraq.
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This is not a peace conference at all, as there is one significant player missing from the discussion.
IRAN.
This whole conference is basically the US threatening and cajoling other countries to not do anything when and if US takes actions against Iran. Not necessarily open warfare actions.
And lets face it - many Arabic governments fear and loathe the Persian regional power.
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