Look Who's Changing His Mind

From Bush tempers upbeat optimism about Mideast peace by Jennifer Loven:

When President Bush began his first energized pursuit of an Israeli-Palestinian peace accord just over five months ago, confidence was his constant companion. "I'm optimistic," he said over and over about the prospects for ending one of the world's longest-running disputes within little more than a year.

As the president prepares a Mideast trip this week, his second in four months, he is trading that unfailingly upbeat tone for something a bit more reserved.

It's a nod to Mideast realities.

Is this a sign of flipping and flopping?