Now he appears to be following the path of his former commander, a military man who fought the Arabs all his life, but at the moment of truth decided to compromise over land, only to face the enmity of Jews.
In reality, many correspondents face increasing enmity and intimidation, although conditions remain far freer than during the darkest periods of contemporary Chinese history when even speaking to locals was impossible.
Sarah H. Ketterer, 42 Chief executive and portfolio manager, Causeway Capital Management BOOK -- "The Rough Guide History of Islam" by Justin Wintle (2003) WHY -- "From the seventh century, Islam has struggled with its fragmentation and diversity, and has faced external enmity.
At the time, the RUC was facing the enmity of not only the Provisional IRA but also extreme loyalists, who were burning police officers out of their homes because the force had been asked to physically defend the new Anglo-Irish Secretariat building on the outskirts of east Belfast.
And as America's first African-American President, he embodied outside hopes and faced outside enmity.
As the guardian of authentic Christianity, however, he will face the same enmity and malice as his predecessor did.
And, in perhaps the most difficult role, Mehr Mansuri touchingly renders the becalmed, poignant Nita, the embodiment of control and peace in the face of racial enmity.
Asked about the enmity he faced in the financial industry, Mr. Spitzer said that when he was out with his wife two weeks ago, an executive from the American International Group "came up to me, started screaming at me in the middle of this public event".
Whether she's depicting identically-dressed rivals who, despite their enmity, stand passively side by side, or herself, sketching and clad in a work apron, she's a master at representing people who have far more going on in their heads than they're willing to show on their faces.
I don't know whether there can be real consolation in the face of such loss and such enmity.
