Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Gingerly Forward: The White House Is Shifting!

It is a cautious good news that the US will be joining a regional meeting of Iraq's neighbours, including Syria and Iran, along with the permanent members of the UN Security Council, to try sort out the Iraqi Question.

Following the earlier report of an impending rare visit by the DPRK nuclear negotiator to the US, there is clearly some shift in White House policies towards both countries now! Very welcome.

While awaiting more details, we must encourage all concerned to bite the bullet and seize the moment. The UN must not slip up on these openings, and may the Washington hawks find it in their capacity to buy in or stay grudgingly off. We will thank for either stance.

Let's give diplomacy, multilateralism and real peace a chance!

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