Hey! Where did the smart grown-ups go?

"A new U.S. proposal for Middle East reform tries to tackle the region's political, economic and social problems without mentioning the problem Arabs say lies at the heart of the region's woes -- the Arab-Israeli conflict."

Now that's clever.

"In a copy of the initiative seen by Reuters, Washington urges the Group of Eight industrialised nations to pour cash into promoting free elections, women's empowerment, judicial reform and market economies in the Middle East.

"The paper is based on two U.N. development reports U.S. officials say prove that the region's problems stem from internal political and economic stagnation, not Israeli or U.S. policies."

Hey! Our policies are tops in the Mid-East. Who knew? Of course the U.S is free of any wrong-doing. Just look at how we've run our Mid-East policies over the last 75 years...Flawlessly. The only adjective that works.

Reuters has the amazing story See cognitive dissonance again. Brother.