[BuckeyeTexan]

"The Obama administration should abandon efforts to build a Cold War-style coalition against Iran. Despite enthusiasm about the new president, Gulf countries remain extremely vulnerable to attacks by Iran and have no interest in provoking one."

Which Gulf countries, besides Israel, have been threatened by Iran?

[the invisib1e hand]

What is “Arab-led” code for?

[Graybeard58]

Obama should break from traditional U.S. posture and support peace initiatives originating with Arab countries

Don't worry, he will.

[hunter112]

Barry doesn't need to worry, Israel will severely cripple Hamas in Gaza, then will invite Fatah in for revenge for the butt kicking they got back in mid-2007. Barry will be encouraged to invite the Israelis and Fatah to Camp David (or wherever), and they will emerge with a peace treaty before the February elections in Israel.

And it's all going to be bought with your tax dollars, Mr and Mrs America! Well, maybe the Euroweenies will kick in a few bucks, too.

[Enchante]

"By engaging in talks with Iran and Hamas, the United States would send a clear signal to the region—it is impossible to make peace without dealing with your enemies. If Arab countries want peace with Israel, they need to negotiate directly with Israel."

ROFL. Liberals are unbelievably dense. Stoooopid. Mind-numbingly moronic. After all that's happened over many decades this bimbo thinks that if the USA sends a "signal" to negotiate with enemies by kissing up to Hamastan and Iran, then somehow all the Arab govts. in the region will jump to negotiate directly with Israel.

Life doesn't work that way, and the Middle East most definitely does not work that way.

[Uncle Miltie]

There is no Arab-led proposal of which I am aware that does not in the end require the destruction of the State of Israel.

[AndyJackson]

support for three key Arab undertakings: Syrian–Israeli negotiations under Turkish leadership, Hamas–Fatah talks brokered by Egypt, and the Arab–Israeli initiative most recently proposed by Saudi Arabia.

This article is insane - literally. The Carnegie ME Program is allowing the publication of shear gobbledygook in its name. The Saudi's are hardly moderate dispassionate intermediaries in anything regarding Israel. The Turks are not Arabs, and the Turks and Syrians have their own issues, both present and historical, including the fact that the Turks are not raving nutters like most of the Arabs they used to control. The notion of brokering anything between rival factions of the Palis is completely nuts since each party to that conflict is nuts - what Palestinian idiot claiming poverty spends lots and lots of money for not very effective rockets and then pops them off at the Israelis.

[hinckley buzzard]

Key Conclusions: Supporting Arab-sponsored talks transfers responsibility to regional players, who have not yet made the sustained efforts necessary to turn a proposed plan into a workable agreement.

The idiots got this part right, at last, just what I have been saying for years: If peace is to come to Palestine/Israel it will come through the Arab Capitals, not Washington or Brussels. The rest, sadly, is regurgitated bovine cud.

[SECURE AMERICA]

New U.S. administration should support Arab-led peace initiatives

The assumption here by the writer is that the Arabs States really want peace.
Why would they? If those millions of under educated unemployed and socially stunted citizens in their Country’s did not have Israel and the US to wage war against on a daily basis they would likely end up turning on the Arab state leaders.

[Star Traveler]

Barf on article... LOL..

[VeniVidiVici]

It is imperative we engage in more diplomacy!

[SonOfDarkSkies]

There can be no peace with Hamas...or Islam.

Peace in Islam is when we are all converted...or dead!