PARTLY FACETIOUS: Dar sahib-led foreign office being trained in colloquial English?
“Anti-Netanyahu speeches at the eighty first United Nations General Assembly….”
“But policy has not changed.”
“The US President’s speech did not contain any anti-Netanyahu….”
“Yeah he is reserving his hate speech on Iranian leadership but he did refer to the Board of Peace in Gaza as a very effective and wealthy.….”
“If I recall we were also offered a seat on the Board and the seat cost one billion dollars was it?”
“Our Finance Minister, God bless him, pledged to pay the same once the US agrees to the 10 billion-dollars loan request….”
“Agrees or remits the money?”
“Hey back off silly. Anyway none of the Western governments has changed policy with respect to Israel. Even the UK government has only sanctioned Israeli settlers not the Israeli government and the Israeli government has gone gung ho against the British government. Germany, the second largest exporter of weapons to Israel has not stopped, others have denigrated Netanyahu but…”
“What about Muslim countries?”
“Well no Muslim country has become a party to the case filed against Netanyahu in The Hague.”
“But…”
“The Gulf countries also met with US and Israeli top military officials in Germany recently seeking help against Yemeni attacks.”
“That’s gonna change now. We have appointed a former corps commander to head the Makkah alliance.”
“So?”
“Progress, once we make an appointment it means we are serious.”
“Right President Erdogan attacked Netanyahu though the pipeline from Azerbaijan to Israel via Turkey remains operational and exports continue …”
“Right so what do you suggest?”
“I hope the former corps commander strengthens the alliance and NATO like Article 5 be instituted in the charter, which means attack on one will be considered an attack on all….”
“Article 5 contains the word may and not must by the way.”
“But Article 5 does not talk of pre-existing condition right?”
“English is not our primary language and Dar sahib-led foreign office is being trained in colloquial English…”
“How about insurance related English where a pre-existing condition….”
“Shut up!”
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