Is President Obama Seeking An Alliance With Iran?

Is Obama Quietly Courting A Coalition With Iran? -- Michael Barone, Investor.com

Is Barack Obama trying to shift alliances in the Middle East away from traditional allies and toward Iran? Robert Kaplan, author and geopolitical analyst for the Stratford consulting firm, thinks so.

In a realclearworld.com article, Kaplan argues that the Obama administration sees the recently elected Iranian President Hassan Rouhani "as a potential Deng Xiaoping, someone from within the ideological solidarity system who can, measure-by-stealthy-measure, lead his country away from ideology and toward internal reform."

Such a development, he goes on, is "something that could, in turn, result in an understanding with the West."

That of course is not what the president and Secretary of State John Kerry say they're up to. They say they're trying to get Iran to agree to stop its nuclear weapons development. No talk of a new alliance.

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My Comment: The signs and actions indicate that The U.S. is serious in seeking such a political arrangement. The Saudis clearly believe that this is the case .... and the Israelis are also displeased. As to what is my take .... it takes two to tango, and I have trouble seeing the mullahs in Iran agreeing to such an arrangement with the "Great Satan".

Robert Kaplan's Real Clear World/Stratfor commentary is here.

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Tuesday, February 11, 2014