old fashioned and might make things work. so are patchwork defense policy often called a timeout as we try to stem the tide of jihadi war in the middle east and africa. for example this week the president will meet at camp david with uneasy leaders of six gulf nations. bahrain, kuwait, oman, qatar saudi arabia, and the united arab emirates. president obama must soothe their fears about our rocky but relentless negotiations with iran. the white house sent the invitation after iran and five other world powers produced the outlines of a deal, but supposedly prevents, or at least delays the islamic republic from making nuclear weapons. you might call it a negotiated timeout. such a degree meant it would relieve u.s. economic sanctions fence tehran in e change from