Instead. attention should be focused on the present and future. on achieving the reasonable goals of all the parties. By the same token. the United States itself should pursue such a forwardlooking policy. This would not mean that there was no merit in many of the claims arising from the past. but that it is impossible to move forward by looking back. If all debate about Middle East policy continues to be cloaked in historical rhetoric. however justified. there can be little hope of a peaceful settlement. Sixth. The need to look ahead is especially apparent in solving the problem of the Arab refugees. the question to which the senior Senator from Oregon
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