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talkpoliticsOr so it would seem, according to so many right-wing commentators, now that Netanyahu is in line with the policy of 1967+swaps stated by Obama a few months back.
To me, it just looks like there's now a stable groundwork for some sort of talk. This isn't a sea change, it's a recognition of what has been broadly-held policy for the last twenty years or so. It's good that Obama was willing to take the first step in saying that these should be the negotiating grounds, and to put that policy in to the full view of the world. It may have been the unstated policy of prior administrations, but unstated policies are obviously a helluva lot less effective at setting expectations. The real question will be how they handle the settlements. If Israel continues building settlements outside of the 1967 borders, it will be difficult to take seriously any claims that they're negotiating in good faith over those borders.
Odds of a retraction from the right-wing pundits on this one? Or is it just that Netanyahu (who doesn't seem to have cared all that much for what America thinks of his policies) is being strong-armed into this position?
To me, it just looks like there's now a stable groundwork for some sort of talk. This isn't a sea change, it's a recognition of what has been broadly-held policy for the last twenty years or so. It's good that Obama was willing to take the first step in saying that these should be the negotiating grounds, and to put that policy in to the full view of the world. It may have been the unstated policy of prior administrations, but unstated policies are obviously a helluva lot less effective at setting expectations. The real question will be how they handle the settlements. If Israel continues building settlements outside of the 1967 borders, it will be difficult to take seriously any claims that they're negotiating in good faith over those borders.
Odds of a retraction from the right-wing pundits on this one? Or is it just that Netanyahu (who doesn't seem to have cared all that much for what America thinks of his policies) is being strong-armed into this position?
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Date: 2/8/11 22:58 (UTC)The question will be whether he holds to this when Obama leaves office, or if he's just saying this now to play nice.
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Date: 3/8/11 02:05 (UTC)PDF here. (http://www.pagnet.org/documents/RDC/EconSnaps/Employment/Unemployment.pdf)
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Date: 3/8/11 02:04 (UTC)I'm betting that Obama doesn't get re-elected. I also bet that after the Republicans re-take the Oval Office, the economy improves and both sides scramble to take credit for it. With the Left saying, "See? It's because of policies enacted under Obama finally bearing fruit" and the Right saying, "No, it's because of budget concessions we won during the budget crisis."
Or something similar.
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Date: 3/8/11 23:20 (UTC)Did it now? I figured Bush would win at the time and he did. It was simple too. Nobody could figure out what Kerry actually stood for.
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Date: 3/8/11 23:25 (UTC)Not sure. At this point, I have no idea who the Republicans will run. But it matters little. The only thing Obama has going for him is upcoming troop withdrawals. That will at least please a war-weary nation. Like I said, the Republicans will have to pull a truly epic pooch screw to lose.
Of course, that isn't beyond the realm of all possibility either.
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Date: 3/8/11 00:25 (UTC)Somehow Netanyahu doesn't look any better under your theory...
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Date: 3/8/11 00:56 (UTC)An optimistic part of me wants to think this isn't what's happening, but...
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