WAZZUP WITH IRAN VISIT TO IRAQ?
J. Grant Swank, Jr.
Who can trust an Iranian politician? Who? Iraqi leadership perhaps? Maybe.
It’s all a mix at the moment. One cannot know for certain. It’s part of the ongoing intrigue with the New Iraq establishment. Blossoms midst blood flows. Democracy struggles for a planting while Muslim killers international slay their own.
Now part of that complicated mix is the visit to Baghdad by none other than Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi. So wazzup with the red carpet provided him? Can it be that a mutual understanding could be set in place for freedoms actual? Can it be that the Iranian move is to win over Baghdad’s National Assembly to a more orthodox Islamic legalism?
Time will tell, surely.
Nevertheless, surprise. Kharazi has arrived. Trumpets blare. Newslines flash red. It’s called a "landmark visit" by Aljazeer News.
"Soon after arrival on Tuesday, Kharazi - the highest-ranking Iranian official to visit Iraq since the ouster of Saddam Hussein - assured that Iran would not interfere in the neighbor’s affairs."
Interesting, isn’t it? Such assurances. Such promises from one Muslim to another. One Muslim country representing entrenched Islamic murderers global while the other Muslim country seeks to find its freedom route. Most interesting. Fascinating, in fact.
"’Iraqis are in charge of their own affairs ... . Any interference would be an insult to the Iraqi people,’ Kharazi said. ‘Iran is absolutely ready to cooperate with Iraq in all fields, the economy as well as all other issues of common interest,’ Kharazi added."
So what’s in it for the Iranians? More double talk advantage with the West regarding Iranian nuclear build up? More public relations gimmicks? More shadow boxing with freedom nations? More biding time to set the planet up for the hostage take? What’s in it for the Iranians?
Certainly the Iranian power head did not cross over the border simply to share a cup of whatever. There’s something deeply politically opportunistic in all this hug-and-kiss Islamic style.
"The Iranian official's optimism was shared by his Iraqi counterpart, Hoshyar Zebari. ‘I have no doubt this visit will open up significant new horizons for cooperation between the two countries,’ Zebari said at a joint news conference.
"‘Post-Saddam Iraq is a new Iraq, at peace with its neighbors, far removed from its bellicose predecessor,’ he said. ‘We must break with the past and open a new page, build better relations in all fields based on mutual respect and non-interference.’"
Surely does sound like a peace pact to me. Yet for realism’s sake, this is but the tip of an iceberg unknown except to Iran.
Stay tuned.
Who can trust an Iranian politician? Who? Iraqi leadership perhaps? Maybe.
It’s all a mix at the moment. One cannot know for certain. It’s part of the ongoing intrigue with the New Iraq establishment. Blossoms midst blood flows. Democracy struggles for a planting while Muslim killers international slay their own.
Now part of that complicated mix is the visit to Baghdad by none other than Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi. So wazzup with the red carpet provided him? Can it be that a mutual understanding could be set in place for freedoms actual? Can it be that the Iranian move is to win over Baghdad’s National Assembly to a more orthodox Islamic legalism?
Time will tell, surely.
Nevertheless, surprise. Kharazi has arrived. Trumpets blare. Newslines flash red. It’s called a "landmark visit" by Aljazeer News.
"Soon after arrival on Tuesday, Kharazi - the highest-ranking Iranian official to visit Iraq since the ouster of Saddam Hussein - assured that Iran would not interfere in the neighbor’s affairs."
Interesting, isn’t it? Such assurances. Such promises from one Muslim to another. One Muslim country representing entrenched Islamic murderers global while the other Muslim country seeks to find its freedom route. Most interesting. Fascinating, in fact.
"’Iraqis are in charge of their own affairs ... . Any interference would be an insult to the Iraqi people,’ Kharazi said. ‘Iran is absolutely ready to cooperate with Iraq in all fields, the economy as well as all other issues of common interest,’ Kharazi added."
So what’s in it for the Iranians? More double talk advantage with the West regarding Iranian nuclear build up? More public relations gimmicks? More shadow boxing with freedom nations? More biding time to set the planet up for the hostage take? What’s in it for the Iranians?
Certainly the Iranian power head did not cross over the border simply to share a cup of whatever. There’s something deeply politically opportunistic in all this hug-and-kiss Islamic style.
"The Iranian official's optimism was shared by his Iraqi counterpart, Hoshyar Zebari. ‘I have no doubt this visit will open up significant new horizons for cooperation between the two countries,’ Zebari said at a joint news conference.
"‘Post-Saddam Iraq is a new Iraq, at peace with its neighbors, far removed from its bellicose predecessor,’ he said. ‘We must break with the past and open a new page, build better relations in all fields based on mutual respect and non-interference.’"
Surely does sound like a peace pact to me. Yet for realism’s sake, this is but the tip of an iceberg unknown except to Iran.
Stay tuned.
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