(AP-Washington Post) Anne Gearan - President Barack Obama on Tuesday discussed the chances for a U.S.-brokered peace settlement in the Middle East, saying the U.S. can't help if Israel and the Palestinians decide they cannot negotiate. The two sides "may say to themselves, 'We are not prepared to resolve these issues no matter how much pressure the United States brings to bear,'" Obama said. He reiterated that peace is a vital goal, but one that may be beyond reach "even if we are applying all of our political capital."
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