Today has been a day first and foremost about friendship; the United States is currently going steady both with Iran and with Russia, that is, provided the pillow talk revolves primarily around the situation in Afghanistan. What earlier this week started out as an “innocent” exchange of letters from one world leader to another has fast become a unified front to tackle the situation of insurgents in the country.

Whilst fears of Iranian uranium bombs were certainly high just at the offset of this week, it seems that such trivialities can be dismissed for the time being. Conversely, because it certainly wouldn’t be politics without a few mixed messages, the inception of Russia back into NATO’s loving arms has brought about talks of restructuring an arms pact. Now, given that the current deal expires at the end of this year, I’m sure I speak for many when I hope that something will be agreed upon, preventing an all-out nuclear ego trip.

As the Obama administration extends diplomacy to foreign counterparts, however, the President himself reprimanded the defense industry about excessive cost overruns and a lack of accountability racking up over $300 billion in debts.

In Pakistan, on the other hand, the approach to weapons manufacture does not seem to have changed much over time: a car bomb exploded today killing 8 people. There is speculation amid officials that the attack, given its nature, was specifically engineered to target the police, and the evidence makes for quite a compelling read.

Lastly, the Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad has submitted his resignation today, in hopes that it will accelerate peace in the Gaza Strip. He is being asked to stay by the country’s President, but with all the chaos going on lately, one can’t be blamed for needing a little reprieve from it all.

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