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Tuesday, 15 May 2012
"Those calling for a confrontational approach to Tehran are in the minority..."
Via FLC
"...... at the more public level, efforts continue to put US-China relations back on a more solid footing. The Chinese defense minister has just concluded a high-profile visit and the US Treasury has given permission for a number of Chinese banks to expand their operations in the US. An uneasy sense remains, however, that Chinese cooperation over North Korea and Iran remains dependent on a satisfactory outcome of the Chen case. There is a particular concern that Pyongyang may perceive a window of Chinese distraction to go ahead with a nuclear test. China aside, the foreign policy landscape remains relatively benign for President Obama. With the upcoming G-8 retreat at Camp David and the NATO summit in Chicago, he will have ample opportunity to project a statesmanlike image. There is considerable inter-agency disquiet over the revelations about the successful intelligence penetration of Al-Qaeda in Yemen, but the PR gains for the Administration are self-evident. With opinion polls showing ever-weaker support for the war in Afghanistan, Governor Romney is finding it difficult to score points by criticizing Obama’s policy of gradual disengagement as over hasty. Similar considerations apply over Iran. Those calling for a more confrontational approach to Tehran are in the minority. US officials interpret the new coalition arrangements in Israel as significantly strengthening Prime Minister Netanyahu’s hand, but remain confident that, unless the P5+1 negotiation track collapses, they can stay his hand from military action....."
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"...... at the more public level, efforts continue to put US-China relations back on a more solid footing. The Chinese defense minister has just concluded a high-profile visit and the US Treasury has given permission for a number of Chinese banks to expand their operations in the US. An uneasy sense remains, however, that Chinese cooperation over North Korea and Iran remains dependent on a satisfactory outcome of the Chen case. There is a particular concern that Pyongyang may perceive a window of Chinese distraction to go ahead with a nuclear test. China aside, the foreign policy landscape remains relatively benign for President Obama. With the upcoming G-8 retreat at Camp David and the NATO summit in Chicago, he will have ample opportunity to project a statesmanlike image. There is considerable inter-agency disquiet over the revelations about the successful intelligence penetration of Al-Qaeda in Yemen, but the PR gains for the Administration are self-evident. With opinion polls showing ever-weaker support for the war in Afghanistan, Governor Romney is finding it difficult to score points by criticizing Obama’s policy of gradual disengagement as over hasty. Similar considerations apply over Iran. Those calling for a more confrontational approach to Tehran are in the minority. US officials interpret the new coalition arrangements in Israel as significantly strengthening Prime Minister Netanyahu’s hand, but remain confident that, unless the P5+1 negotiation track collapses, they can stay his hand from military action....."
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