Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's recent Middle East trip was striking, by any measure. Despite grumbling by some in the Arab media for what they derided as her "excessive caution," or claiming that she merely echoed the policies of the previous administration - some going so far as to mock her as "Condi Clinton" - her overall performance was significant and substantial. Full Story »
Posted by Patricia Blochowiak
Hopeful rather than insightful, more like cheer leading. The status quo is being nudged....not pushed. Think the same stuff happening anywhere but Gaza....and she would be spitting fire.
US policy in the middle east defies reason and self-interest ...also does not reflect the wishes of the citizens of the US. My feeling is treat Gaza the way we should have treated New Orleans after Katerina ...all out help restoring normal living conditions.
Is it the kind of journalism that sells these days? No, it's only 5 miles from the border of naivete, and you can almost feel the emotions of the writer. There isn't enough of the big-shot authority in it to convince people who don't like to do their own thinking. The writer is just too excitable at a time when it's best to be more cynical. It suggests that Obama-Clinton-Mitchell want to, and have a chance to stand up to the raging bulls of the Middle East while lifting up those who have been trampled by the bulls, and change US policy toward Israel. It's great journalism, but it doesn't sell.
I believe that Israel has become a raging bull, surrounded by raging bulls, fed by its keepers who sharpen its horns, and is poked at mercilessly until it has no sanity left. The horror story of Gaza should give all the bulls pause to think about where all this hate will end. Now may be the last time the world will get a chance to tame the bulls of the Middle East.
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