If Annapolis is doomed to fail, why is the United States organizing it?

I dunno ... Actually, I don’t think the conference is really about ending the Arab-Israeli conflict, although that would be a wonderful outcome. Rather, I think it is about good PR for the United States, which some U.S. officials believe will in turn help America achieve its objectives in the region. Many allies and so-called allies have been nipping at America’s heals for having allegedly dropped the ball on Arab-Israeli peacemaking. There is some truth to this argument, because America has rightly recognized that the Palestinians and Syrians are uninterested in peace with Israel, so America figures, why bother? But, America also has important foreign policy objectives that require cooperation from allies and allied countries in the region, and most are hostile to Israel. Some of these American objectives are securing Iraq, Afghanistan and the what to do about Iran’s nuclear program. Some U.S. officials believe cooperation regarding the aforementioned issues will be far more forthcoming if the United States is viewed as leading the charge to heal one of the worst open sores in the Middle East – the Arab-Israeli conflict. A cynical view? Perhaps, but international relations has little to do with friendship and good intentions and much to do with interests.