Now we see Leon Panetta is going to the near east in an effort to broker a deal between Israel and Egypt....
http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/10/02/2435590/arab-spring-increases-pressure.html The article goes on to report;
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"Panetta is traveling to Israel and then Egypt, where he will tackle Egyptian-Israeli relations, which have suffered since the fall of the Mubarak regime".
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Two questions remain:
1) Isn't this the job of the Secretary of State ?
2) Is Obama afraid that Hillary may succeed there, and be set up to succeed him in 2012 ?