Mr. President: Prove you weren't bluffing on Middle East peace By Lara Friedman

 

By snubbing the Obama administration's latest peace gambit, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has done more than simply renege on an agreement with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Netanyahu has called President Obama's bluff. Netanyahu is telling the president: I don't take you seriously and I don't believe there will be any consequences.
This is a crucial test for President Obama. Obama came into office promising to deliver peace. He defined peace, correctly, as a U.S. national security interest. He said he would hold both sides accountable for their actions. 
It is now up to the president to prove he wasn't bluffing. More at:
http://mideast.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2010/12/10/obamas_gotta_prove_he_wasnt_bluffing

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