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2007-10-16 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

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Posted by Fred 2007-10-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top
File under: Palestinian Authority

#1 Ironically, in the Bizarro World that is the ME, all of the acrimony and negativism before the meeting might be a good sign.

In a traditional Casbah, when a potential buyer approaches a seller, but neither say much of anything, there is little chance of a sale.

But when the buyer wants to buy and the seller wants to sell, they will immediately launch into each other with criticism, ridiculous demands, feigned outrage, and other obnoxious behavior.

It is almost pro forma, and after the formalities, they settle down to intense negotiations, only punctuated with snippets of further bad behavior.

Time will tell if a sale is to be made.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-10-16 09:15|| 2007-10-16 09:15|| Front Page Top

#2 The Jerusalem Post uses the words "Seinfeld Summit" (about nothing).

Posted by mhw 2007-10-16 10:32|| 2007-10-16 10:32|| Front Page Top

#3 Rice seems like a weak Secretary of State. Would rather see someone like a John Foster Dulles or a George Marshall of recent times in the office--someone who is stronger to deal with the WOT.

Posted by JohnQC 2007-10-16 13:30|| 2007-10-16 13:30|| Front Page Top

#4 There is no reason to have this summit. The precondition necessary for a successful peace negotiation is not there, to whit both sides willing to end all conflict. This is posturing to assure the Muslim world that the U.S. is even handed.

Posted by trailing wife 2007-10-16 14:29|| 2007-10-16 14:29|| Front Page Top

#5 Not even that TW, it's just Rice's desire for personal achievement.

Posted by gromgoru 2007-10-16 17:51|| 2007-10-16 17:51|| Front Page Top

#6 Israel's adversaries have NO INTENTION of coming to a live-and-let-live agreement. Like the Arafish, a summit would be used to build up some false hope, then it would later be dashed. It is a script that is getting old. Israel and the US have played into it. The arabs can't win a war, so they are playing psyops and propaganda. To negotiate, one needs goodwill from both parties. There is no good will here. This is just a meeting to subsidize caterers and others in the hospitality industry.

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2007-10-16 20:32|| 2007-10-16 20:32|| Front Page Top

#7 such a cynic, AP. I'm sure the Paleos mean well, this time

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-10-16 20:39|| 2007-10-16 20:39|| Front Page Top

#8 But when the buyer wants to buy and the seller wants to sell, they will immediately launch into each other with criticism, ridiculous demands, feigned outrage, and other obnoxious behavior.

a.k.a 'politics of the souk'.

Posted by Pappy 2007-10-16 22:53|| 2007-10-16 22:53|| Front Page Top

#9 SSDD

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-10-16 23:52|| 2007-10-16 23:52|| Front Page Top

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