The Biden Flap

One of the main stories over the three-day holiday weekend was the interview with Vice President Biden which has been interpreted by some in the region as a potential green light to Israel for an attack on Iran. I suspect that's not really what he was trying to say, but it would be very helpful to get this clarified. Marc Lynch posted on it yesterday, and I think he covers most of the key ground.

Biden's occasional infelicities of language are fairly well known in this country but not necessarily appreciated yet abroad. It would be good to clear this up.