Thursday September 29, 2005

I've Been Thinking:

President Hosni Mubarak, the dean of Arab leadership, played host to two colleagues over the past couple of days.
The leaders of Libya and the Palestinian Authority came to Egypt in search of advice.

Egypt, under Mubarak's reign, is a major player in the Arab world. The President of Egypt has successfully courted the West without losing standing in the Muslim world. Mubarak is the address for perspective, tactics, analysis and advise on issues concerning the Arab world, the United States and Israel.

Abbas came to Egypt to ask Mubarak to reign in Israel explaining that the new round of Israeli attacks on Hamas are going to hurt his stability.
In response, Mubarak urged Abbas to take a stand against Hamas.

Khadaffi came to Egypt to ask Mubarak to help Libya better their relations with the United States and to make certain that Egypt watches over the Palestinians.
In response, Mubarak explained the virtues of patience, advising Khadaffi to lay low, be pleasant and certainly not sponsor terror for the time being. As regards the Palestinians, Egypt is of course, keeping a close eye on them.

It sounds like sound advice to me.