host: charles krauthammer and said today -- he was on this program two weeks ago. he concludes by saying president obama says he came to egypt to tell the truth, but he uttered not a word of that. instead, among the lofty sentiments he issued but one concrete declaration of new american policy. the united states does not accept the legitimacy of continued israeli settlements. thus reinforcing the myth that palestinian misery is the fault of israel and the settlements. he concludes by saying desk, blaming israel and picking a fight over growth will only introduce the arab states to do like abbas, to wait for america to deliver israel on a platter, which makes the obama strategy and not just dishonorable but self-defeating. guest: he makes a number of points there. he is right that the settlement issue has not been the be all and end all. israel pulled out of eight -- got 8000 settlers out of gaza. and the issue was just settlements, it would have been solved. there have been many moments of compromise. if there is a criticism of the speech, it is that he did not cha