Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Obama changes course on Mideast

By Leo Rennert "Now, Obama -- by changing diplomatic tactics -- has left Abbas twisting slowly in the wind. If Abbas follows the new U.S. playbook, he'll look like a patsy not only to Hamas in Gaza but to most Palestinians in the West Bank. But if he balks, he will no longer have Obama in his corner and he'll be left boxed-in -- with no prospect for U.S.-brokered Palestinian statehood. It's a tough predicament for Abbas, for which Obama is entirely responsible."

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