Secretary of Defense Robert GatesFrom Yahoo News/AFP:
ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT – Defense Secretary Robert Gates is on his way to the Middle East, seeking to soothe allies worried about Tehran's reach. He said yesterday that efforts to bolster U.S. relations with Iran may still ultimately face what he called "a closed fist."
Gates is flying to Egypt, the first stop on a Mideast tour that continues in Saudi Arabia. He said part of his mission will be to assure Saudis that any U.S. outreach to Iran aims to increase security throughout the region. Gates gets to Cairo on Monday and will be in Riyadh, the Saudi capital, on Tuesday.
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My Comment: As I had mentioned before .... Sunni Arabs are genuinely worried about Iranian Shiite expansion. President Obama's decision to directly negotiate and talk to Iran has changed what has always been an American policy of working with our allies when it came to Iran.
Secretary of Defense Gates is trying to reassure our allies .... but it is President Obama that they are looking at .... and I am sure that they are not feeling comfortable with what they see.
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