Q: Bush is at the end of his term, Obama has been very quiet. Do you see a leadership deficit during this crisis?
A: I think everybody’s working hard to bring it to a solution. But the problem is””the problem remains the problem. The problem is that the Palestinian side is divided. The only way out of this, in the end, is to provide that viable way forward for a Palestinian state. It can be done. Whether it’s the present administration or the next administration, that’s what it takes.
I am baffled as to why Kendall posted this, unless it was to show Tony Blair’s brilliant ability to state the blindingly obvious and make it sound like wisdom.