“The reality is, what options do we have?” Mr. Miller said.
Aaron David Miller, in the Times today, rationalizing American quietism in the face of 300 Palestinian deaths. He is quoted as an expert of course because he is one of the facilitators of the endless peace process that has never delivered peace, let alone self-determination for 4 million Arabs.
That would of course be the century old approach:
Otherwise, Mr. Obama could try to pressure surrogates to lean on Hamas, including Egypt, which shares a border with Gaza. He can try to build international pressure on Hamas to stop the rocket attacks into Israel. He can try to nurture a peace between Israel and Mr. Abbas on the West Bank, hoping that somehow it spreads to Hamas. All have been tried, and all have failed to avoid new fighting.
“The reality is, what options do we have?” Mr. Miller said.
Lets hope he is more wise than that.
Actually this caught my attention, dear STEVEN LEE MYERS and HELENE COOPER:
President Mahmoud Abbas, who controls only the West Bank,