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<DIV>William Quandt is a reliable source and astute observor in this piece; Dennis Ross plays the role of Aaron David Miller:</DIV>
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<DIV>The notion that the United States can’t want peace more than the Israelis and Palestinians want it is, as Quandt points out, a relic of the Clinton and second Bush administration’s approach to Israel/Palestine, and not Baker’s view. It’s also a view that Dennis Ross <A href="http://www.commongroundnews.org/article.php?id=26422&lan=en&sid=0&sp=0"><FONT color=#2361a1>has pushed hard</FONT></A>, with tragic consequences for the Palestinians. The question we should be asking is why Ross has such a prominent role in Obama’s strategy for dealing with the Middle East, a role that is very detrimental. Ross, as Laura Rozen at <EM>Politico</EM> <A href="http://www.politico.com/blogs/laurarozen/0310/Fierce_debate_on_Israel_underway_inside_Obama_administration.html"><FONT color=#2361a1>reported</FONT></A> in late March, is still very much involved in crafting the administration’s approach to Israel, and is reportedly “more sensitive to
Netanyahu’s coalition politics than to U.S. interests.”</DIV>
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