Obama's youthful and virile presentation , coupled with his compassion and his eclectic heritage and background, seemed an almost magical recipe for a new start in the middle east.
His hesitation bespeaks a timidity which might be construed as bordering on cowardice. He will inherit the Gaza-Israel conflict, but it remains unclear whether he will have the strength to address it in a way which departs from US business as usual in foreign policy ( unquestioned support of Israel and its agenda)
. "It is difficult to sympathize with a group [Hamas] that does not identify itself as a Nation-State." Barack Obama , December 2008
As a philosophical exersize, I did consult the I Ching with this question: What is Obama actually feeling and thinking right now with the Gaza conflict.? Using the James Legge translation, I received hexagram 50, The Cauldron, with lines 3,4, and 6 changing to hexagram7, The Army. Some lines:
His progress is stopped. . . but soon the genial rains will come, and his action will be in every way advantageous. . . The Cauldron designed for the ruler's use, has it's feet broken and its contents overturened. The subject will be made to blush with shame. There will be evil. . . The transformational work is done, and action will bring good fortune. . . [leading to The Army]. . . My translation/interpretation: Obama is in fact concealing his true ideas and feelings, and is experiencing considerable shame regarding this. In the future, a cleansing situation will give him the opportunity for fresh action, which will cross ideological lines, and be innovative and successful.
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