tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36955074.post4271229325923883425..comments2023-10-17T02:09:55.084-07:00Comments on SERENDIP: Containment: Obama's Iran policy!SERENDIPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03723694891858094208noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36955074.post-81208376369560894352009-02-22T22:36:00.000-08:002009-02-22T22:36:00.000-08:00A three part documentary on Iran and the West was ...A three part documentary on Iran and the West was shown on BBC over the last three weeks. Two interesting points that came out which demonstrate the inadequacy of US diplomacy towards Iran in the last three decades:<BR/><BR/>- Madeline Albright had a meeting with an IR delegation but she didn't realise her counter part Kamal Kharrazi was not there and instead kept referring to Javad Zarrif, the UN ambassador, as Kamal Kharrazi. Apparently their 'Iran Expert' was locked out of the meeting :)))<BR/><BR/><BR/>- Nicholas Burns was commisioned by Rice to review the State Dept's adequacy on Iran and he discovered there was 'half' a man allocated to study Iran!Azarmehrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111103133622095142noreply@blogger.com