Obama will have to overcome Likud's unwillingness to make major concessions to the Palestinians, the hopes of American neocons that they can regain power if they help make Obama fail, and the ancient religious animosities of the Sunni Arabs, who want to rein in Shiite-ruled Iran.
When other uncertainties à ‚¬" like Bush's leftover wars in Afghanistan and Iraq à ‚¬" are factored in, it's clear that Obama is on a very treacherous course.
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