the conventional wisdom suggests that nothing will be accomplished without the proactive involvement of the US Prez. But IS Bush capable of providing the necessary involvement. Can Blair take up any slack?
2007-12-30 05:37:04 · 12 answers · asked by golfer7 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
After leaving office, Blair was appointed to a sort of Middle East World Envoy
2007-12-30 05:49:12 · update #1
does bush enough international hutzpah to a positive influence on the I/p peace process...miracles happen in whollydays
2007-12-30 11:47:21 · answer #1 · answered by WordBarker/singlething 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, he does not. But this is more complicated & not only Bush's fault. A positive move to bring progress to the Palestinian issue would require a major shift in the US Middle East policy & a change of attitude towards Israel & AIPAC.
God Bless
2007-12-30 05:44:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
With all the opposition and the complexity of things, GB is doing a damn good job! And I see Blair in the news just as much now.
2007-12-30 06:09:00 · answer #3 · answered by pacer 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
As long as there are Palestinians who will accept nothing short of the elimination of Israel, no one, chutzpah or not, is going to have any kind of lasting influence.
Even if both parties came to an agreement tomorrow, the next day some militant would blow up an Israeli restaurant or bus full of kids or launch rockets into an Israeli neighborhood.
Then we would be right back where we started.
2007-12-30 05:46:39 · answer #4 · answered by jd4640 4 · 4⤊ 3⤋
No and I say this because he has done nothing yet for the years in office and I dont see him starting any new peace talks, so I would have to say no.
2007-12-30 06:16:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Now that Blair is out of office, I don't think he could be a factor. I don't know that it matters who intervenes I think it's hopeless that these parties will ever reach a lasting peace.
2007-12-30 05:40:31 · answer #6 · answered by G-gal 6 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Bush has enough chutzpah to attack a country (Iraq) without proof positive of WMD's. So yeah, sure...why not. Even if he didn't, he would say he did.
2007-12-30 05:52:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
No one has to date.
2007-12-30 05:50:06 · answer #8 · answered by Locutus1of1 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Do you honestly think the Palestinians or the Israelis really want peace? Until both sides want it, it's not going to happen. Who is POTUS really has nothing to do with it.
2007-12-30 05:43:51 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Bush has plenty of hutzpah, but absolutly no influence in the middle east, where he is viewed as an idiot. Of course he is an idiot so the answer is no, he has no influence
2007-12-30 05:47:32 · answer #10 · answered by fangtaiyang 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋