Recommended: Call White House, Ask for Barack

Thomas Freidman has an interesting Op Ed in today's New York Times, entitled Call White House, Ask for Barack. Friedman basically argues that we ought to walk away from the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, because it isn't going anywhere and isn't likely to go anywhere until and unless the two sides feel the need to change the status quo. He quotes James Baker’s line: “When you’re serious, give us a call. Ask for Barack. Otherwise, stay out of our lives. We have our own country to fix.”

An interesting proposal, and one we might consider in Iraq and Afghanistan as well.