U.S. State Secretary Hillary Clinton has...
sentiment in the Middle East manifold, as Washington is only too well aware.Recent developments in the United States have been quite unusual. U.S. General David Petraeus said on Wednesday in the Senate Armed Services Committee that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was fomenting anti-American sentiment due to the perception of U.S. favoritism towards Israel.
Gen. Petraeus is head of the U.S. Central Command, which oversees American forces in the Middle East and Central Asia.
In the past, only liberal critics of Israel"s policy, but never Pentagon officials, were known to make such statements. But then, these sentiments of U.S. generals may not be followed by practical action.
Frankly speaking, Biden and Clinton have little foreign policy experience, as work in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee does not count for much. At least they have no experience needed for tackling such challenging problems. But this is not the biggest catch.