Comments on: Impotent superpower http://mondoweiss.net/2008/12/impotent-superpower.html The War of Ideas in the Middle East Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:17:46 +0000 hourly 1 By: LeaNder http://mondoweiss.net/2008/12/impotent-superpower.html/comment-page-1#comment-42313 LeaNder Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.philipweiss.org/mondoweiss/2008/12/29/impotent-superpower.html#comment-42313 <p>That would of course be the century old approach:</p> <p><i>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.</p> <p>“The reality is, what options do we have?” Mr. Miller said.</i></p> <p>Lets hope he is more wise than that. </p> 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.

]]> By: LeaNder http://mondoweiss.net/2008/12/impotent-superpower.html/comment-page-1#comment-42314 LeaNder Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.philipweiss.org/mondoweiss/2008/12/29/impotent-superpower.html#comment-42314 <p>Actually this caught my attention, dear STEVEN LEE MYERS and HELENE COOPER:</p> <p><i>President Mahmoud Abbas, <b>who controls</b> only the West Bank,</i></p> Actually this caught my attention, dear STEVEN LEE MYERS and HELENE COOPER:

President Mahmoud Abbas, who controls only the West Bank,

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