People who hear only the people who don't like what was said - for whatever reason - need to cast a wider net.

Perhaps it is necessary to go into all the nuances of what was said and what was left unsaid but it isn't what I wanted out of this thread.

In my opinion, some people forget the tremendously large and complicated task that President Obama has before him. If, as it appears to me, the President is picking carefully at the tapestry in order to reweave the damaged parts without causing irreparable damage to what could ahve been. I admire his skill and insight, concerned about the brinksmanship in all parties concerned (in the mideast and, it seems, just about everywhere) and cautiously optimistic for the future.

And again, I say, Bravo, Obama!