Iran and Saudi Arabia

The Times has this piece about a meeting between the president of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad, and the King of Saudi Arabia, Abdullah. It should be emphasized that Iran and Saudi Arabia are thought to have diametrically opposed interests, and that Sunnis in Iran, as well as Shia in Saudi Arabia, are relentlessy persecuted as heretics. If these two countries can talk to each other (God knows what no-good they are up to, as the prime financiers of Islamist terrorism in the world), we should ask ourselves why the United States has been unable to engage in dialogue with Iran.