---I certainly don't know what their ethnic religious backgrounds are. ---
I'm supposed to believe that this man doesn't know that Wolfowitz is a Jew? That's simply not credible and it raises questions about the man who would make such a claim.
How stupid does he think we are? No wonder his diplomatic mission was a complete non-starter.
Zinni, and others believe the problems of the Middle East would end if Israel either did not exist or caved in to Palestinian terrorism. But most of the conflicts that have drawn our involvement had nothing to do with that - the Iran-Iraq war and the First Gulf War had nothing to do with Israel/Palestinians. Even Osama Bin Laden/9-11 was unrelated if we are to believe OBL. It was all about our presence in Saudi Arabia 'containing' Saddam which was Zinni and other expert's strategy. OBL only started spewing about the 'Jews' after 9-11. I seem to recall Arafat denouncing the attack, and giving a pint of blood for the victims.