This is just a quick link to follow -- an "aside." These are links to interesting things that, for one reason or another, I didn't place into a full posting. Click the link to visit the full article. Go to the blog index for a regular listing of posts.
Steven J. Rosen: Obama's Foolish Settlements Ultimatum - 'History shows that progress toward Middle East peace happens when U.S. presidents use finesse, not unreasonable demands, to move negotiations forward...' [Enjoy the comments. Quite a crowd Foreign Policy attracts, ain't it?]
