An Emergency Meeting For The Turkish-Iranian Alliance
26 October 2010By Abdul Rahman Al-Rashid
I am not particularly sensitive about the idea of
establishing a league states neighbouring Arab
countries, even though I believe the current proposal,
put forward during the latest Arab Summit held in Sirt,
is wrong and harmful to Arab security. Yet I can't
understand why the Arabs are in such a hurry to
incorporate Turkey and Iran into the Arab League, as
if it was an emergency matter.
What is there such urgency to incorporate these two
countries, into a league notoriously slower than a
tortoise? What possible benefit would the Iranians
offer the Arabs, when the former are up to their ears
in international and domestic problems? Furthermore,
what could the Turks possibly provide, considering
that they failed to enact revenge on Israel, for
killing nine Turkish citizens at sea, during its
attack on the Freedom Flotilla?
In my opinion, the whole situation doesn't even
deserve the cost of the flights, which the Arab
governments will pay for their delegates to travel to
the urgent meeting. Rather, why not leave this matter
to join the rest of the Arab issues, which have been
standing in the line to be addressed by the League for
years. Nothing will change, whether or not the Turks
and the Iranians join the Arab League.
I will summarize the story briefly. Experts from the
Arab League once uttered the following expression: "a
system of joint Arab action". This is an ambiguous
expression, and will not wake the sleeping delegations
of the Arab League. They then went on to utter another
phrase: "It is necessary to establish a league for our
non-Arab neighbours." This is another ambiguous
expression, because a "Neighbouring League" could
refer to up to eleven countries including Ethiopia,
Senegal and Chad. The picture became clear later on,
after the delegations returned to their countries.
What was meant by the word "neighbouring", in this
context, was Turkey and Iran, or to be more precise,
Iran. Some Arabs woke up in panic to discover that the
decision would be approved, without even a vote!
It was thus clear that the prestigious expression
"system of joint Arab action", merely meant the
inclusion of Iran! This is a serious decision, and an
extremely alarming matter, without precedent in the
history of the Arab League. This project will open the
door for the Iranian wolf, to step into the farm of
the Arab lambs. As a result, Arab countries have
rushed to condemn and reject the decision.
This is not Iran's first attempt to infiltrate the
heart of the Arab World, and its extremist regime is
not merely content with ruling Gaza and Lebanon today.
Previously, it formulated a plan for a quadruple
alliance of Iran, Turkey, Syria and Iraq. But the idea
aroused fears from the other countries, especially
because the plan seemed to target the annexation of
Iraq to Iran, whereas the rest other countries would
serve as a facade. The alliance did not work, so a new
term was coined, called the "system of joint Arab
action", with the intention of incorporating Iran into
the Arab League. Again, Turkey was only included as a
facade. So will the Arab states accept an alliance
involving the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps, and
Ahmadinejad, whilst half of them are in a state of
hostility and military alert towards Iran?
No one is apprehensive about Turkey, because so far it
has shown no explicit ambitions, and plays a positive
role. It is possible to cooperate with Ankara on all
levels on a bilateral basis. No member of the Arab
League would object to cooperating with Turkey on
bilateral and collective levels, in all fields ranging
from importing agricultural products, to seeking
military cooperation. However, many would turn down an
offer where the Turkish cat would be sold alongside
the Iranian camel. The relationship with Iran is still
one of fear, caution and even rejection.
Nevertheless, the entire situation would change if
Iran provided firm guarantees that its nuclear program
is not a military one directed against the Gulf
States, that their cells and networks, both sleeping
and active, in the Gulf region, have been withdrawn,
and that their plan to control Iraq no longer exists.
Then they would be welcomed to join the Arab League,
and the whole Arab region.
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