U.S. State Secretary Hillary Clinton has...

During their many meetings since the end of 2009, Russian and U.S. officials avoided mentioning the issue of resetting bilateral relations. Nobody now expects President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to fulfill their messianic promises of foreign policy U-turns. Instead, the international community wants them to do something practical.

Obama, his Vice President Joe Biden and State Secretary Clinton are a huge improvement on their predecessors George Bush, Dick Cheney and Condoleezza Rice. But a change of names is not enough. The world no longer expects a messiah from the Untied States; Clinton and Obama are mere functionaries, and the reset button is only a metaphor that has not materialized.

President Obama has not scored any practical achievements in foreign policy, which is putting it mildly considering Israel"s announcement of plans to build 1,600 housing units in East Jerusalem made during Joe Biden"s recent visit. It will strengthen anti-American

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