Barack Obama is a wolf in sheep's clothing, who partially won the election by talking like a Republican.
The U.S. has just shown that one can be many. It is now up to us, the rest of the world, to demonstrate that this is also possible outside the U.S.
It seems that Rices most recent visit will be her last as the Secretary of State, and as she goes so will the Annapolis peace process: a process which typified the expression heavy on process, light on peace.
It's clear that neither Iran, nor the U.S., especially its allies, wants a full-blown conflict.