ANOTHER GREAT FOREIGN POLICY VICTORY, TO GO WITH ALL THE OTHERS - AT 10:09 A.M. ET:  Once again Americans are treated to another smashing victory for Obama's foreign policy and for Hillary Clinton, who must already be seething at the fact that she has to stand out there and take the punches.  From AP:

Saudi Arabia on Friday bluntly rejected U.S. appeals for improved relations with Israel as a way to help restart Middle East peace talks, saying the Jewish state is not interested in a deal.

After talks with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal said his country will not consider steps suggested by U.S. Mideast peace envoy George Mitchell until Israel accepts Arab demands to withdraw from all occupied Palestinian territories.

"Incrementalism and a step-by-step approach, has not and, we believe, will not lead to peace," Saud said as Clinton looked on at a joint State Department news conference. "Temporary security and confidence building measures will also not bring peace."

COMMENT:  Another setback.  This administration does not have a single foreign-policy success to its credit.  What must Hillary have been thinking as she stood there, listening to this latest rebuff to The One and his great vision of peace?  Maybe she was wondering how she got into this, and when she can leave discreetly.  If you can get off the Titanic and into a lifeboat, get off.

August 1, 2009