What’s the Truth = George J. Mitchell

The resignation letter of President Obama’s Middle East Peace Envoy George Mitchell is very brisk, Senator Mitchell states the following in his letter, “ When I accepted your request to serve as U.S. Special Envoy for Middle East Peace my intention was to serve for two years. More than two years having passed I hereby resign, effective May 20, 2011. I trust this will provide sufficient time for an effective transition. ”. Something tells this blogger that there is a story that we are not hearing about the resignation, is the Oval doing a PR spin, the reaction form the White House is more fuller in its praise than the letter, POTUS states the following on the resignation, “ Over the past two and a half years, George Mitchell has worked as a tireless advocate for peace as the U.S. Special Envoy for the Middle East. His deep commitment to resolving conflict and advancing democracy has contributed immeasurably to the goal of two states living side by side in peace and security….He is – by any measure – one of the finest public servants that our nation has ever had. Even though he already had an extraordinary legacy – serving the people of Maine, leading the Senate, and bringing peace to Northern Ireland – he took on the toughest job imaginable and worked grueling hours to advance the interests of the United States and the cause of peace. ”. At the end of the day Senator Mitchell failed, but to be fair, the Middle East in many respects is vastly more complicated than Northern Ireland, outside the Israel / Palestine Issue you have regional powers who have an interest in keeping the tensions going, but also Israel has the backing of the US, thus will never roll over, and any US President or Congress at the of the day will support Israel. Did Senator Mitchell feel at the end of the day that he didn’t have the Oval totally in his corner, without the Oval there is no peace process, and even with the Oval there might be no deal.