How badly did Gaza poison the well?

Foreign Policy by Marc Lynch | Jan. 27, 2009 (News Analysis)

The Israeli attack on Gaza during the last weeks of the Bush administration looks more than ever like Bush's "last gift" to Israel and to the region -- carried out during the transition, with no American attempt to intervene, ending immediately before Obama's inauguration. It poisoned the well for the new administration. But how badly? Will there be a "fresh start" or has the Gaza carnage significantly changed the prospects for effective movement by the ... Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S., Politics
Topics: War, Middle East, Israel, Palestine, Bush Administration, Obama Administration, Gaza
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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Jan 27, 2009 - 6:20 AM PST
Reviewed by: Kaizar Campwala (review), Fabrice Florin (review), Norman Rogers (review), Kenneth Sibbett (review), Randy Morrow (review), jeffrey rector (review)
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Kaizar Campwala
3.7
 by Kaizar Campwala - Jan. 27, 2009

A brief but penetrating analysis of how the Gaza war has reinforced barriers to peace, stability, and democracy in the Middle East.

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Randy Morrow
4.1
 by Randy Morrow - Jan. 28, 2009

This article presents five ways the Gaza war (and Bush to some degree) created problems for Obama, and at the same time presents ways Obama might over come those problems.

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Kenneth Sibbett
3.9
 by Kenneth Sibbett - Jan. 27, 2009

If Obama would have came out and said stop the bombing in Gaza, people would have been all over him for not being the President. He does what he ended up doing, He's accused of doing nothing. Obama will learn, sometime's you just can't win.

Sending George Mitchell to the Middle East is a great move. He's well respected all over the world, and somebody that has the President's ear. When he comes back and Obama, Clinton, and Mitchell get together, the'll probably do more in six months than Bush/Cheney did in eight years.

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Fabrice Florin
3.5
 by Fabrice Florin - Jan. 27, 2009
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Norman Rogers
2.0
 by Norman Rogers - Jan. 27, 2009

Obama's failures will be Bush's fault for a few years. Since Hamas is funded by Iran no progress can be expected period unless Iran changes its ways. Apparently the Israelis are supposed to keep quiet and be blown up.

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jeffrey rector
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