An excerpt from Jay Nordlinger on The One:
Did you hear what President Obama said the other day about the Middle East? In an interview with his fan Joe Klein, he said, “I’ll be honest with you. This is just really hard.” Oh? That’s a stunning observation, Sherlock. He went on, “This is as intractable a problem as you get.” Again: Brilliantly observed, Sherlock.
As a senator and candidate, Obama was very hard on George W. Bush & Co., where the Middle East was concerned (and where everything else was concerned). You remember his rhetoric? The administration really wasn’t trying, they really didn’t care, they were indifferent to the Palestinians, blah, blah, blah. The reality was totally different: Bush, Condi, and the rest peace-processed their buns off. To no avail (as is usually the case).
Yes, the Middle East is “just really hard.” Yes, the Arab-Israeli conflict is “as intractable a problem as you get.” Nice that Obama has realized this, in his late 40s. And if the experience of the presidency makes him a little humbler, so much the better.
"Obama" and any inflection of "humble" ought not be put in the same sentence.
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