Interesting take on Kerry working on Middle Eastern peace

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2. Thanks Karyn.

I am thankful for Kerry to try. One of the things I like about Kerry is that he is ready to try even though it is not the mainstream idea. This and solving Syria without sending a military armada there. People are suffering. Should we not want to try to alleviate these suffering if this is in our reach.

Remember also that there are domestic policy issues here. Some people would prefer that the issue stays on the back burner because it is not politically sexy and they do have further political ambitions. The common point between Obama, Kerry, Tony Blair, ... is that they are no more seeking elective office either in the close or far future. So, they can spend some political capital on this issue, even if their solutions are not always what people expect.

So, I would not expect much support from the US media, who do not have a lot of critical thinking, or the US politicians, at least those who seek elective office, or experts in the Middle East. If they have said that nothing could be done and something happens, they will be proven wrong. Sadly, people are petty.

What worries me though, is that the time spent on these issues may prevent to see other issues. This is why it is so important that these positions at State are filled. (and preferably by somebody better than Victoria Nuland. Hopefully, she cannot do too much damage in Europe. It is hard for me to see why she was promoted?).