Reasonable, even intelligent people can, and frequently do, disagree on how best to achieve peace in the Middle East, but, peace must be the goal of our foreign policy tools, whether they be by the stick or by the carrot.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Peace in the Middle East isn't going to be created by another war or violent act on the other side.
Peace as a goal is an ideal which will not be contested by any government or nation, not even the most belligerent.
Like most Americans, I hope and wish is that there is a peaceful resolution to the Middle East conflict. Unfortunately, there are extremists on both sides who oppose a peaceful resolution and instead choose violence.
Everybody wants peace. That's a truism. There is no point in accomplishing through war what you can accomplish through peace.
There can't be real peace without improving the integration of Arab society and making it part of the political game.
Is there going to be a peace in the Middle East? Not in my lifetime.
No Arab ruler will consider the peace process seriously so long as he is able to toy with the idea of achieving more by the way of violence.
I believe however that peace is attainable regardless of the Arabs mentality, society or government.
You will not really have durable peace without a proper security structure in the Middle East.
It is not possible to create peace in the Middle East by jeopardizing the peace of the world.