Mitchell is optimistic, the El(l)iot(t)s are not http://blogs.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/mitchell-is-optimistic-the-elliotts-are-not/ George Mitchell, Obama’s top Middle East envoy, tells the New York Times not to listen to Arab leaders’ public recalcitrance; privately, he suggests, they’re putty in his hands: en-us rkampeas@jta.org Copyright 2009 2009-08-04T;01:35:00-05:00 Comment by Sandori VonRoth retired@asia.com Interesting: “Brimming with confidence in his abilities and certain of the rightness of his views, [Obama] has undertaken a wildly ambitious agenda at home and abroad.” Reality: Brimming with confidence in their abilities and certain of the rightness of their views, [AIPAC, ADL to include WSJ] has undertaken a wildly ambitious agenda at home and abroad to undermine the goals of President Obama. Interesting:

“Brimming with confidence in his abilities and certain of the rightness of his views, [Obama] has undertaken a wildly ambitious agenda at home and abroad.”

Reality:

Brimming with confidence in their abilities and certain of the rightness of their views, [AIPAC, ADL to include WSJ] has undertaken a wildly ambitious agenda at home and abroad to undermine the goals of President Obama.

]]> 2012-02-10T;12:44:00-05:00 Comment by Steve B abash40@verizon.net Before making moral equivalents re E Abrams comments about the parade of Obama officals trooping to Israel, perhaps “Capital J” writer Ron Kampeas might explain how Obama sending in the same week 2 cabinet level officals + 2 White House Middle East Czars is any where equivalent to any trip that Asst Secy Elliot Abrams or other Bush sub-cabinet officials ever made to Israel. Before making moral equivalents re E Abrams comments about the parade of Obama officals trooping to Israel, perhaps “Capital J” writer Ron Kampeas might explain how Obama sending in the same week 2 cabinet level officals + 2 White House Middle East Czars is any where equivalent to any trip that Asst Secy Elliot Abrams or other Bush sub-cabinet officials ever made to Israel.

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