Monday August 21, 2006

I've Been Thinking:

Syria boycotted Sunday's Arab League meeting in Cairo.

Why?
Syria is upset - very upset because senior Arab leadership chose to be at best silent, at worst critical, even after Syria expressly asked them to come out in support of Hezbollah's conflict with Israel.

From the outset of the conflict there has been serious criticism from Sunni leaders directed at Hezbollah and those who supported Hezbollah i.e. Syria and Iran.

Recently major US news agencies including The New York Times said that those early critics retracted their critical comments.
However, Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal not once but twice called the Hezbollah attack on Israel "unexpected, inappropriate and irresponsible."
Who showed supported for the Saudi statement?
Egypt. Jordan. Kuwait. Iraq. The United Arab Emirates. Bahrain.

Arab unity is a myth.
Support for Hezbollah is minimal.
No doubt about it.