Writing in the Asia Times, the observer known as Spengler takes a clear eyed--and different--look at President Barack Obama's (D) assertion in his Cairo speech that "The situation for the Palestinian people is intolerable." In this Obama was merely echoing all the other observers who intone that if only the problems of the Palestinians were solved, voila! peace in the Mideast, the Arabs would love us and the sun would shine forever. But no, Spengler summarizes. The problem is hopeless but not serious. And certainly not intolerable. We can all live with it, including the Arabs, who don't care about their brethren. But intolerable?Really? Compared to what? Things are tough all over. The Palestinians are one of many groups displaced by the population exchanges that followed World War II, and the only ones whose great-grandchildren still have the legal status of refugees. Why are they still there? The simplest explanation is that they like it there, because they are much...(Read Full Post)