Friday January 7, 2011

I've Been Thinking:

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is on her way to the Gulf States. She is there for the weekend and will spend her time in a round of talks.

Clinton will definitely be visiting the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Qatar. This is her second trip to the region in two months.

This trip is anything but frivolous, there is an important agenda at work here. The United States must convince Arab states in the region to keep up pressure against Iran. The US must attempt to sway some of voices in the region to come out publicly and vociferously against Iran.

The United States must act quickly. While the US is trying to curry favors, Iran is working its magic in the same arena.

In January there will be a meeting of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany and the EU held in Turkey. The topic under discussion will be Iran's nuclear program.

Iran is making a play for popular Arab and world opinion - the United States is only really interested in convincing the West. That is why this Clinton trip is so crucial.

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