The Saudis probably got a lot of pressure from the US. And this ‘peace conference’, being the first I have ever heard of to bar one of the two parties to the conflict from attending, is so stupid that nothing can possibly come of it. It’s cheap, like Turkey saying sure, ok, Finland can join. You want to turn thousands of square miles of …
The Saudis probably got a lot of pressure from the US. And this ‘peace conference’, being the first I have ever heard of to bar one of the two parties to the conflict from attending, is so stupid that nothing can possibly come of it. It’s cheap, like Turkey saying sure, ok, Finland can join. You want to turn thousands of square miles of icy swamp into a heavily policed border at a ridiculous cost? Sure. It calls to mind the end of The Graduate, when Benjamin’s father says that his definite plan to marry the girl next door who knows nothing about it and is marrying someone else that day ‘half baked’.
Benjamin’s response, ‘no, no, father, it’s completely baked.’ This will not end with Elaine in her wedding gown sitting at the back of a city bus with Ben. And Russia knows it.
The Saudis probably got a lot of pressure from the US. And this ‘peace conference’, being the first I have ever heard of to bar one of the two parties to the conflict from attending, is so stupid that nothing can possibly come of it. It’s cheap, like Turkey saying sure, ok, Finland can join. You want to turn thousands of square miles of icy swamp into a heavily policed border at a ridiculous cost? Sure. It calls to mind the end of The Graduate, when Benjamin’s father says that his definite plan to marry the girl next door who knows nothing about it and is marrying someone else that day ‘half baked’.
Benjamin’s response, ‘no, no, father, it’s completely baked.’ This will not end with Elaine in her wedding gown sitting at the back of a city bus with Ben. And Russia knows it.