Once that fact is accepted. the other pieces of the puzzle can be made to fit togetherbut only if the Arab states can be persuaded to accept it. The Soviet Union could do much. if it would. to persuade them. Then. and only then. the refugee problem. the arms problem. the water problem. the boundary problem. the freepassage problem and the troopwithdrawal problem would be capable of solution. The President stressed that the United States is ready to see any method of peacemaking tried. both in and outside the United Nations. and among any or all parties. He gives the impression of "playing it cool." which Is just about the best way for the United States to act in a situation that has been far too hot too long.