Actually, all things considered, I'm a fan of former PM Tony Blair and it pains me to see him reduced to this while only just beginning his survey of the Middle-east. More than a knock on Blair, I find it telling of just how intractable are the regions problems:
JERUSALEM, July 24 — Tony Blair, continuing his survey of Israeli and West Bank Palestinian officials, said on Tuesday that he felt “a sense of possibility,” then added: “But whether that sense of possibility can be translated into something, that is something that needs to be worked at and thought about over time.”
Until Syrian and primarily Iranian influence in the region is neutralized, it's difficult to imagine what working at, or thinking about it for another decade or two might achieve.
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