he U.S. toward the Middle East is due to the changes which occur in the views of the Presidents and their top aides as their terms progress. In other words, the differences among the Presidents is greatest at the beginning of their terms. One administration's policy resembles other administrations' policies most by the end of the term.
This suggests that there are "basic positions which are adhered to with remarkable tenacity, accounting for the stability in the stated positions of the United States on the issues in dispute in the Arab-Israeli conflict. They represent a deep consensus" (Quandt 10). The "predispositions" of the Presidents and their aides, along with changes they undergo in office, result in the consistency of "formal positions" taken by the U.S. in the Middle East, although the "tactical judgments" related to policy do change often (Quandt 422-423).
It is amazing that the general policy of the U.S. has been as consistent as it has indeed been. Aside from the issue of the land won by the Israelis in 1967, Quandt notes three other a
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