Reading the tea leaves – a Palestinian Statehood in September gives Iran & Egypt ample reason for intervention and liberation in the West Bank, demolishing settlements.
Turkey and Egypt are lost allies – and the September deadline looms.
From the NyTimes:
CAIRO — Egypt is charting a new course in its foreign policy that has already begun shaking up the established order in the Middle East, planning to open the blockaded border with Gaza and normalizing relations with two of Israel and the West’s Islamist foes, Hamas and Iran.
I knew you’d pick this one up!
The cards are NOW up in the air…
Who knows how they will land?
Democray…….
I stressed this over at the Dog with Jack….
The US is still a player…But they have realized that Obama will sit back and watch the chess pieces move first….
Actually I agree with his strategy since pushing the parties hasn’t done dick for last 50 years!
Yep.. I think it’s moving towards some kind of major change within the year, but who knows which things and in which directions.. even if most seem to agree that september is driving the agendas and regional politics at the moment..
And sit back, sure, why not.. playing balance-of-power is cheaper and less hurtful than playing hegemony.. just as long as we have some stability in the oil trade.. and avoid too wide-spread extremism…
well there is something else in the mix today,eh?