mdn2000
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A coup for Obama will be anything substantial he brings to the peace process in Israel. Can Obama trade weapons for a historic presidential coup. A two state solution accepted by Hamas and the current Israeli government.
I personally think its a huge mistake to make a new country in the Middle East, all the other countries are horrendous failures when it comes to human rights and the distribution of oil profits. The new state of Palestine has no oil, no reserves of minerals, no water, no economy. On top of these problems the new state will most likely have to make deals with other nations who have never accepted the existence of Israel. Will Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the other Arab states accept Israel, will they accept Obama's settlement or will another military settlement come in the future.
I think history shows that the problems of the USA interfering in the Middle East are always unforeseen at the time.
The Price of Success - By Aaron David Miller | Foreign Policy
I personally think its a huge mistake to make a new country in the Middle East, all the other countries are horrendous failures when it comes to human rights and the distribution of oil profits. The new state of Palestine has no oil, no reserves of minerals, no water, no economy. On top of these problems the new state will most likely have to make deals with other nations who have never accepted the existence of Israel. Will Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the other Arab states accept Israel, will they accept Obama's settlement or will another military settlement come in the future.
I think history shows that the problems of the USA interfering in the Middle East are always unforeseen at the time.
The Price of Success - By Aaron David Miller | Foreign Policy
The Price of Success
Obama just scored a rare, if minor, breakthrough on Middle East peace. Now comes the hard part.
BY AARON DAVID MILLER | NOVEMBER 15, 2010
After 20 months, Barack Obama's administration may be close to injecting some much-needed stability into the on-again, off-again Israeli-Palestinian peace process. The deal concluded last week in New York between Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu -- if it gets through the Israeli cabinet and the Palestinians -- should allow the negotiations to resume in the wake of a three-month moratorium on settlements. But as I've written before, the administration shouldn't pray for anything it really doesn't want and isn't prepared for. The upcoming challenges will severely test a president and secretary of state who badly need a foreign-policy success.
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First, the good news. Any advance in the excruciatingly painful world of Arab-Israeli negotiations is significant. The Obama administration deserves much credit for keeping the Israelis, Palestinians, and key Arab states on board during some very tough times. The U.S. president has seized on this issue and isn't giving up -- a central requirement for success.
The extension of the settlement moratorium will allow the administration to shift focus from settlements (where it had no chance to succeed) to the substance of the negotiations (where it must go if it wants an Israeli-Palestinian agreement). And make no mistake, an agreement on borders and security would be a huge success in the negotiations and restore faith in both the credibility of the negotiating process and in America's diplomatic skills