This is almost too silly for words. At the World Economic Forum, a dinner designed to promote dialogue between the US and Iran became a comedy of errors.
First, Senator Joe Biden was almost one and a half hours late because he went to the wrong hotel. While he was stumbling around, things were moving right along at dinner. Wine was served. Does anyone, besides our diplomacy challenged foreign relations people, not know that alcohol is taboo to muslims?
As if that wasn't enough they attempted to serve meat that did not conform to Islamic dietary rules. Also, the guests were relieved of their soup spoons for reasons no one seems to understand. If anything, it's the knives that probably should have been removed.
When Joe finally showed up, his wife had the forethought to modestly dress herself in tight leather pants and a top that (gasp!) exposed arms all the way to the shoulder. Come on, you're dining with a bunch of repressed, uptight mullahs who get excited by female hair and now you flash flesh at them. What gives?
I'm sure that put these Iranians in the right frame of mind to calmly discuss their nuclear program.
Biden was quoted as saying that Iran and the US need to "grow up" and talk. Well, Joe, grown ups can find their way to the dinner table and respect their guests by not serving or doing things offensive. Breaking bread with a man is often a good start to developing a relationship but it involves showing a sincere desire to get to know him better. What happened to that sensitivity the dems are always professing?
2 comments:
Coulda' been worse. He could have tried talking religion. People get waxed over there for doing that.
Very well put as usual Bob.
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