Drums of war here. Friends elsewhere.
The drums of war are beating in London , Washington and Brussels. But elsewhere, people are making friends. Most Westerners will have some idea of the Catholic / Protestant schism. Likewise, there has for years been differences between (mainly) Saudi Sunni Muslims and iranian Shia Muslims. But this week we saw a handshake and exchange of ambassadors between Saudi Arabia and Iran. Another sign of how weak the West has become is that this was brokered by China. This report from Al Jazeera English on their Youtube channel: