The Resolution Won't Be PhotoOped

I mentioned before that the Bush Administration is hoping that by finally getting off their ass and being diplomatic will score major legacy points.

Did anyone from the conference ask what the people in question (namely Israelis and Arabs) think? Well, someone asked some Arabs about this, and:

BEIRUT, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Arab commentators on Wednesday dismissed the relaunch of Israeli-Palestinian talks as a U.S.-staged media event unlikely to lead to Middle East peace.

Some argued that U.S. President George W. Bush's real aim in convening Tuesday's conference in Annapolis, Maryland, was to rescue his image after failures in Iraq and Afghanistan, or to persuade Arab states their deadliest foe was Iran, not Israel.

"The failure of Annapolis is now clear. (President Mahmoud) Abbas will return to Palestine without anything," said Essam el-Erian, a senior leader in Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood.

"The conference was designed for public relations and the participants were obliged to participate," he contended.


Maybe it was the whopping three hours Bush spent that tipped them off.

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