He will deal with Israeli issues and other key foreign policy matters as Obama handles a full plate of domestic matters, such as the debt ceiling and gun control.

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He will deal with Israeli issues and other key foreign policy matters as Obama handles a full plate of domestic matters -- such as the debt ceiling and gun control.

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America has enough on its military and diplomatic plate, without allowing a situation like the Georgia mess to spin out of control, due to a combination of sloppy thinking, inattention, lack of focus and mindless preoccupations.

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