Israel & the remaining Arab despots, are the only game in Washington ...

"... All this will tend to drive the United States and Israel closer, not further apart. It stretches the bounds of credulity to the breaking point to believe that Obama will somehow hammer the Israelis in response to criticism from the Muslim Brotherhood, for example, weakening the U.S.-Israel relationship to simply curry favor with the Arabs....
In Palestine, President Mahmoud Abbas -- now deprived of Hosni Mubarak as his key Arab patron -- may be even more cautious when it comes to peacemaking. And Abbas will have troubles of his own. Palestinians emboldened by opposition movements elsewhere in the Arab world may challenge Abbas's own party's dominance and control of the security services. If conflict spreads to the Persian Gulf and seriously impeded oil flow, all bets are off. Under these circumstances, Washington will not want to push its allies; rather, it will try to shore up old friends -- even authoritarian ones.."