Its only tangible negotiating "success" to date is the adoption by the UN of an Islamist prohibition on "hate speech" against Muslims - which was, believe it or not, co-sponsored by the United States, despite the assault it represents on our First Amendment rights.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Whose side are they on?

The Palestinians say the onus is unfairly on them immediately to deliver reform and a ceasefire in return for the promise of some undefined state at some future date and an unclear negotiating timetable for ending the occupation.

ECONOMIST: A dead end?

By 2017, the projected date of the referendum, he wants to finish negotiating a new deal with the EU more favorable to Britain and reflecting the value Cameron and presumably many Britons place on EU-membership.

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First, because Sept. 13, like the dozens of other negotiating target dates, was never more than that: a target date.

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