"I have no idea what the result will be, but I am certain that it will lead to a very interesting situation."
-- Arthur Balfour, on issuing
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the 1917 declaration that
promised a national home
in Palestine for the Jews.
President Bush has created his own Balfourian times to live in by betting his legacy on the shifting sands of Middle East politics and religion. Iran's demagogic president, Iraq's Shiite clerics and the Palestinian radicals of Hamas have in recent days reminded Bush of the audacity of his bet that democracy will transform and stabilize the region.
How much more interesting can it get? Hillary Clinton is running to the right of Bush with a call for economic confrontation with Iran. Centrist support
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