When it comes to repairing the faltering US economy, Barack Obama offers vision, numbers and detail. But as Israeli bombs and Palestinian rockets explode in the Middle East, the president-elect has responded with silence. "It seems clear he's just cherry-picking things that serve his purpose and staying as far away from Middle East troubles as he can," said G. Calvin MacKenzie, government professor at Colby College in Maine. |
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Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.