THE GREAT DODDERERS
The United States and Iran have now had 2 important diplomatic meetings on the deteriorating security situation in Iraq- a largely Shi’ite country like Iran, thanks to the American invasion.
Iraq’s fragile government, which is caught in the middle, has been pressing for more meetings between the two nations with the greatest influence over its future.
The get-togethers have broken the 27-year diplomatic freeze between the U.S. and Iran, but they have not broken the myopic worldview espoused by the leadership of both Iran and the United States. Both governments are as belligerant as ever in their public rhetoric.
The government of Iran is fixated on its hatred of Israel and the government of the United States is fixated on its support for Israel.
Ali Khamenei 
is a doddering religious leader who doubles as the head of Iran’s government. He faces a growing opposition movement amongst his own people.
George W. Bush is a doddering political leader who doubles as God’s
representative on earth. He faces a growing opposition movement amongst his own people.
Both men operate behind the curve of history and wear the dark glasses of hubris and ignorance.
Both are living examples of why politics and religion ought to be understood as mutually exclusive ideas.
Both "men" believe that they have God on their side and that they are doing God’s work on earth.
Poor God.
poor God indeed.