Bill had struck a deal but made a cultural mistake. He continued to have Yasser Arafat as a guest, the White House’s most frequent one, as a matter of fact. So in Arafat’s culture, he believed he had the favor of the king and therefore didn’t have to settle for the deal he had agreed to. He was looking for a better one, based on what his many visits implied in his world view. Clinton was an idiot not to realize this. (Liberals believe they are so subtle and nuanced and knowledgeable that they never even try to learn more or learn from mistakes.)
There was a video clip of Ehud Barak, Arafat and Clinton in the Rose Garden. In middle eastern culture, the one who enters the door last is the important one. Not knowing this Clinton simply went in first, making him the least important. Arafat motions for Barak to go in next and Barak shakes his finger no. They wrestle and Barak, a beefy guy, throws Arafat through the door. Clinton turns around shocked and the Secret Service guy obviously doesn’t know what to do. Understanding what happened as far as they were concerned makes the clip hilarious. More subtle, nuanced diplomacy from idiots.
Give Barak his due. He knew his Arabian body language.
At Camp David. Lousy footage of door fight.
Body language. Great footage of door fight.
Damn, I wish I could see that. lol
Wow...I kinda remember that. Thanks for posting. Gen!