http://iraq.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/03/02/iranian-leader-on-official-visit-to-iraqfirst-since-1979-revolution/ A Great Decisions 2008 Blog Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:12:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.0 http://iraq.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/03/02/iranian-leader-on-official-visit-to-iraqfirst-since-1979-revolution/#comment-146 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 05:41:26 +0000 http://iraq.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/03/02/iranian-leader-on-official-visit-to-iraqfirst-since-1979-revolution/#comment-146 One may argue that both, host leaders and visitors, are brave to let such a visit take place in first place and particularly at the time when the race for winning Iraq is on the rise. By cultural standards of the region, the purpose of this visit in large could be seen as the first step towards ending the historical animosity between the two rival neighbors. There is no doubt that each wanted to send clear messages to their aggressive rivals telling not to account for the hostility that took place between the two neighbors until the operation of Iraq Freedom. The operation automatically terminated the function of the poisonous fuel that was driving the rusty machine of the relations between the two. The visit now could be that very first dose of dopes which pops up the biceps of a muscular relationship between the old rivals and new friends in a near future. The relationship that is driven by the spirit of a common sect of religion. The question to be asked is “Are they smart, enough, willing and able to invest the proposed calm relationship in bringing peace back to the streets of Baghdad and the Sunni inhabited territories? Or would stick to the black vision of division and factional segregation. One may argue that both, host leaders and visitors, are brave to let such a visit take place in first place and particularly at the time when the race for winning Iraq is on the rise. By cultural standards of the region, the purpose of this visit in large could be seen as the first step towards ending the historical animosity between the two rival neighbors. There is no doubt that each wanted to send clear messages to their aggressive rivals telling not to account for the hostility that took place between the two neighbors until the operation of Iraq Freedom. The operation automatically terminated the function of the poisonous fuel that was driving the rusty machine of the relations between the two. The visit now could be that very first dose of dopes which pops up the biceps of a muscular relationship between the old rivals and new friends in a near future. The relationship that is driven by the spirit of a common sect of religion. The question to be asked is “Are they smart, enough, willing and able to invest the proposed calm relationship in bringing peace back to the streets of Baghdad and the Sunni inhabited territories? Or would stick to the black vision of division and factional segregation.

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