Right on the heels of that very positive report yesterday by Claire Shipman, comes yet another noteworthy Op Ed, this one In Middle East Peace Talks, Clinton Faces a Crucial Test by Mark Landler in today's New York Times. Turning to a variety of sources, Landler provides a thorough and circumspect outline of how the current process came to be as well as some opinions as to the outcome. Here is the paragraph that caught my attention.
“One of the best indications that this could succeed is that Hillary Clinton is willing to get involved,” said Stephen J. Hadley, who served as national security advisor to President George W. Bush. “Because that makes me think two things: She thinks it’s possible and, because she is as skilled as she is, it increases the likelihood of success.”
The emphasis is mine, and I am very mindful of the source, a Bush administration veteran who appears to have a great deal of respect for our current Secretary of State. My CNN news feed which, for some reason, feeds very old stories, is sending up headers from last June and July when she broke her elbow and everyone was asking if she was in the shadows, on the back bench, or home recuperating (one story accurately had her working at home the few days she did not go to the office). What a difference a year makes!
