US Middle East envoy George Mitchell is consistently failing at his role to stimulate a peace deal. ++ As the Israeli’s refuse to halt the construction of new settlements Mitchell’s continual program of talks will prove meaningless. ++ Even a summit brokered by Obama at the UN is unlikely to mark progress. ++ “Whatever credibility Obama acquired following his landmark speech in
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Barack Obama should stop apologizing for his country because it’s weakening the US and making it more vulnerable to attack. ++ Obama wants to engage enemies through the application of “smart power” but recent missile tests by Iran and North Korea show there’s nothing smart in “appeasing rogue states.” ++ The US is increasingly “jeered rather than feared” by enemies. ++ The world needs a
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