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Because he has given them THE choices they HAVE to make to GET a state. If they don't come along, they are NOT going to get a state. They can choose now.

Was this a mystery before today? Is THIS what has been the missing piece in the centuries of Middle Eastern violance? I don't think so.

It was a very good speech, to be sure, but in the end, it's just more words that will probably be ignored. IF the terrorism stopd because of this speech, then I will hail it as the great piece of statesmanship that it would be. WHEN it doesn't, what will we do? That was not outlined in the speech (unless I missed it... I did run to take care of the dogs for a second). He made no promises in that vein to follow through on.

So how will some more rhetoric be regarded by the devout Jihadists? It will be ignored. This was a speech directed at the Middle East, but intended for American consumption, IMHO.

No, it was for America and Israel. Can't you folks read between the lines at all?

If you will remember, we didn't exactly lay out our battle plan to the Taliban, either. It is much better for them to worry about the "or else" rather than spelling it out.