The Annapolis conference wasn’t a waste of time

I’m probably all alone out here on this. I’ve read what a monumental waste of time the Arab/US/Israeli conference was yesterday and I’ve pretty much kept quiet on it. I guess I’ve got a bit of optimist left in me and I’m a bit of a dreamer.

I read the blogs (even Don Carl’s post below) like PC Free Zone where Wild Thing called it a ‘worthless farce of a peace conference” and Dan McLaughlin at Redstate who warned us that “you can negotiate with terrorists, but you can’t negotiate about terrorism”. I agree with both of them – to a point.

But anything that can get Ahmadinejad foaming at the mouth isn’t a complete waste of time (AFP);

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday predicted that Israel would not survive, as he lashed out at the US-hosted conference seeking to relaunch the Middle East peace process.

“It is impossible that the Zionist regime can last,” state media quoted Ahmadinejad as saying in a cabinet meeting.

“Deterioration is in the nature of this regime as it has been built on aggression, lying, crime and wrongdoing,” he added.

He said the meeting which united Israeli and Palestinian leaders in Annapolis, Maryland had “failed already and was stillborn. It lacked the cornerstones of effective political work.”

If it was “stillborn” how come your closest ally Syria ignored your pleas and went anyway? Mahmoud is feeling isolated like Chavez was feeling the last few weeks – and I suspect that was the whole idea in the first place. When Ahmadinejad starts one of his snot-slinging rants, we’re doing the right thing. 

Category: Foreign Policy, Terror War