Reply #17: What could be going on? Well...

[Shipwack]

Here are some things pulled out of my butte, with the caveat that I'm not an expert on diplomacy or the Middle East (which is ok, since neither are Bolton, Powell or Rice ,and look at the positions they were given!)

1) Someone pissed him off. Unlikely, since I would think that either they would let the world know and use the slight to their advantage in getting something they wanted.

2) He got in trouble doing something embarrassing (getting a 14 year old pregnant, arrested at a gay bath house, drunk in public, etc)and the Royal Family is calling him home to keep him safe from harm and to keep an eye on him. This is my favorite.

3) Political re-alignment of some sort. Maybe an enemy has gotten more pull lately, and wants him out of there. Maybe a friend now has more pull, and either has a better place for him, or wants him close by because he is trusted. If this were true, I would think that it would happen so quickly they couldn't use it as an excuse for a party/farewell dinner.