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Article: Editor's note.(Editorial)
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- Middle East Policy
- Article date:
- September 22, 2008
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This is our last issue before the next president is chosen, in a so-called "change" election. Much may need changing in U.S. foreign policy, but it is not clear that the damage in the Middle East can be repaired in any normal political time frame, given the mindset of the political class, both Democratic and Republican. The Palestinians and Israelis have not come close to making peace, primarily due to the asymmetry of power and U.S. refusal to balance the scales in any way (see the Lustick and Handelman articles inside). The U.S. military occupation of Iraq continues, and there are apparently no plans to end it soon. There is broad agreement, however on the part of the ...