White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, May 17, 2011

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 17, 2011 – 1:22 P.M. EDT

     MR. CARNEY:  All right.  Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.  I don’t have any announcements, so we’ll go straight to questions.

     Jim.

     Q    Thank you, Jay.  As the President prepares for this speech on the Middle East this week, the region is in upheaval, they have stalled Israeli-Palestinian talks, bin Laden is dead.  How does the President link all those things together?  And what is…