Currently its difficult to determine whose in charge of the Geneva negotiations between Iran and the West, since those in the cheap seats are being allowed to disrupt the process.
With Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanhayu screaming from the peanut gallery, he's been able (so far) to undermine any international efforts to reach a deal that does not include demeaning and remanding the state of Iran to permanent second class status.
Seemingly given little if any leeway to negotiate without Israel's guiding hand, the UN team of Western interest is being shepherded through the process every step of the way. When the Israelis speak, the West not only listens, but listens intently. Apparently America's accomplished Secretary of State John Kerry and his counterparts are incapable of handling high level talks of this nature without input from its intellectual betters.
With the next round of talks scheduled for 11.20.2013, flunkies in the United States Congress as well as the European Union are being pressured to remember not to bite the hand that feeds them. For those still unaware of the power the Israelis wields in European Parliaments, they might want to check out how effective the European Friends of Israel (EFI) has been lately.
Whose Running this World Anyway?
Covering every angle, the European cousin of Israel's all powerful AIPAC lobby is working the E.U. Parliaments like rented mules. One can only speculate, but its not beyond the realm of probability that the French may have been unduly influenced by the same big spending, shadowy figures that have so thoroughly infiltrated America's Congressional body.
Still, this could be the last hurray for the wayward and isolated instigators as no matter how much pressure Israel brings to bare on this geopolitical diplomatic process, they'll never convince the American people to utilize a military option against Iran. Even if the Geneva talks are completely sabotaged, the United States and the world has had a belly full of conflict and will settle for nothing more than conversation and compromise.
Since the Israelis are incapable of carrying out a successful strike against Iran without U.S. assistance, they'll have to scurry back behind the scenes until more chaotic conditions can be fomented. That being the case, this might be an opportunity to exert what little pressure the P5+1 has right now to force Israel to negotiate in good faith with the Palestinians.
If Israel can't manipulate the international community into attacking Iran presently, perhaps the world might be able to extract concessions to get a better deal for the Palestinians. For expediency, many of these moving parts and interrelated issues should be conflated in this dangerous diplomatic soap opera, so stay tuned because we're gonna ride this story until it can't be ridden any further.
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