The view from Germany: "Bush's Half-Hearted Summit" is a ploy to gain support against Iran

when our nation's attempts at "diplomacy" and "peace-making" are met with ridicule and scorn by an ally, you know we've sunk pretty far...

spiegel...

Middle East Conference: Bush's Half-Hearted Summit
US President George W. Bush plays host this week to a massive summit aimed at pushing the Middle East peace process forward. Expectations, though, are low. Many doubt that Bush is truly dedicated to the project.

so, why bother to have it at all...?

In the White House, the Annapolis conference is increasingly regarded as an admission of weakness, especially in the influential circle surrounding Dick Cheney and the neo-cons. They grudgingly accept that a stronger US engagement for peace in the Middle East is probably the price that has to be paid for more help against an increasingly powerful Iran.

as they say in argentina, patético...

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