Rahm Emanuel: Now is not the time for a new Mideast peace plan

[Jefferson23]

* Interesting, maybe he means not until after the November elections, lol.

White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel said in an interview on Monday that the time has not come yet for a new U.S. Mideast peace proposal.

In an interview with Charlie Rose on Bloomberg Television, Emanuel emphasized that a new U.S. plan isn't the correct move at this time.

"A number of people have advocated that. That time is not now. The time now is to get back to the proximity talks have those conversations that eventually will lead to direct negotiations, start to make the hard decisions to bring a balance between the aspirations of the Israelis for security and make that blend with the aspirations of the Palestinian people for their sovereignty," Emanuel said.
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The U.S. Chief of Staff went on to describe the relationship between the United States and Israel as "solid."

"Our bond with Israel is unshakable and unbreakable both as it relates to security, as it relates to a common set of values and also as a common strategic vision because the threats to Israel are similar to some of the threats the United States faces," he said.

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1164182.html

[WhiteTara]

1. go be a mayor Rahm n/t

[Me.]

2. Nonsense

Go away Rahm

[RC]

3. Why is Rahm Emanuel still employed?

Get someone in there who knows what they are doing.

[Jefferson23]

4. I think Obama approves of his work, or Rahm would probably be gone already.

[IndianaGreen]

8. Rahm speaks for Obama and does his bidding

Blame the boss, not the lapdog!

[Coyote_Bandit]

5. Rahm Emanual

"Stay the course. Fuck change."

[IndianaGreen]

7. 'Change You Can Believe' was only a campaign slogan

and one that Obama initially rejected. I wonder why? :eyes:

[Coyote_Bandit]

9. Yes I know and that is one of the reasons why

I never had high expectations for the Obama administration. And thus far it has proven to be an administration of lost opportunities. There were better more progressive Dem candidates.

[IndianaGreen]

6. LMAO!

Let's stop this charade and get the US out of the Middle East altogether.

Once left alone, Israel will have to deal with the mess it has created.

[TomClash]

10. Cliches

I am tired of them: "unshakable and unbreakable bond" and "common values" and "common strategic vision"

Blah, blah, blah.

"The time is now to get back to the proximity talks have those conversations that eventually will lead to direct negotiations" - in other words, nothing will happen before the 2012 elections, so build new settlements at will.