Obama On Gaza: I'm Still Committed To Pursuing Mideast Peace

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Obama Addresses Gaza: He's Fired Up, Ready to Go
By M.J. Rosenberg - January 6, 2009, 2:34PM

Check this out on Politico.

Just as I thought, the President-Elect was holding back so he could fully address the issue after Jan. 20.

"The loss of civilian life in Gaza and in Israel is a source of deep concern to me, and after January 20th I'll have plenty to say about the issue."

Obama said he was "not backing away at all from what I said during the campaign" and that "starting at the beginning of our administration, we're going to engage effectively and consistently in trying to resolve the conflict in the Middle East."

Read between the lines. He is going to engage big-time, and not piece meal either. This is good news. (Note, he addresses the the loss of life in Gaza first, before mentioning Israel. That is how it should be considering that 98% of the deaths are Palestinians but, nonetheless, this is not how the issue is usually addressed in Washington, neither by Bush or by the Democratic Congress.)