>>>What I know is that shortly after the Iran deal was negotiated, Obama visited Saudi Arabia, and that his efforts of reconciliation did not attempt to demonize one or the other.
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>Yes, and how was that speech received by his hosts compared to Trump's?

"Saudi Arabia satisfied with Obama's assurances on Iran deal": http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-saudi-jubeir-idUSKCN0R42D420150904

>>>What I'm saying is that If Iran is to be brought to the negotiating table or to join the dialog, demonizing it in that context may not help much...
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>I take your point. Iran has been fighting ISIL/ISIS in Syria since the start which isn't exactly compatible with causing terrorism. When you do ask "where's the beef" you're often treated to lots of historic antics right back to the 1979 embassy event and all the hostility back then. However, in recent history Iran is regularly linked to Hezbollah and Hamas and was accused by Bahrain in 2016 and India in 2012 of bomb-making mischief while an explosive plot with Iranian connections was foiled in Kenya. Slim pickings, but IMHO it's difficult for Iran to claim grievance while it maintains funding and direction of Hezbollah and Hamas.

When it comes to Saudis and Iran, there's one other aspect that complicates things even more; the sectarian conflict between Sunni and Shia. Iraq and Yemen are hot areas in that conflict.
Iran is also supporting Assad in Syria, but there so is Russia. It's really messy.


>>>Is this good enough? http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/334600-cnn-host-obama-could-have-given-trumps-islam-speech
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>Bravo! I have a lot of time for Fareed Zakaria who is one of the least partisan at CNN, but check out the body of his work (scroll down:) http://edition.cnn.com/shows/fareed-zakaria-gps

Thanks for the link. I watch Fareed's GPS hour every Sunday morning on CNN. Should I worry? :-)
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